clean slate

noun

: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record

Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.

Examples of clean slate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yes, your car is going to get dirty and cluttered on a long drive, but starting with a clean slate will make the aftermath much easier to deal with later. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2026

So a clean slate with a new team and more playing time could alleviate some of that pressure. —Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026

The departures of quarterbacks Tayven Jackson, Cam Fancher, Jacurri Brown and Davi Belfort left UCF with a clean slate heading into the upcoming season and opened the door for the Knights to begin the process of evaluating their next starting quarterback. —Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026

Wise move on Disney’s part to give the new guy a clean slate. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for clean slate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate