wipe the slate clean

phrase

: to forget all the things that have happened or been done and start doing something again : to start again from the very beginning

She wishes she could wipe the slate clean and start over in a different career.

Examples of wipe the slate clean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The portal presents an opportunity to wipe the slate clean. — Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026

The mere departure of cabinet secretaries does not wipe the slate clean by any means. — Steve Arentz, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026

What impressed Carlos Mendoza the most about Jonah Tong‘s five-game big league stint last summer was his ability to wipe the slate clean after tough outings. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026

His job isn’t to get Giannis to the playoffs this season; his job is to wipe the slate clean and procure a trade package that erases the sins of the last half-decade (all in pursuit of a second Bucks title) and also secure the next decade-plus of Bucks basketball. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026

Saturn and Neptune will be conjoining in Aries on February 20, which might wipe the slate clean where financial entanglements, clients, and other sources of support are involved. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026

Known as liquidation bankruptcy, Chapter 7 allows borrowers to wipe the slate clean in terms of unsecured debts, which can provide a fresh start for those drowning in credit card bills and medical expenses — but the path to relief comes with strict rules that can catch filers off guard. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Now mind you, this doesn’t wipe the slate clean for me on that. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

Trump announced his plans to wipe the slate clean for the former TV stars just a day before. — Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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