How to Use clean slate in a Sentence

clean slate

noun
  • That’s your end of the bargain and there is nothing like a clean slate.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Given how bad last year was though, a clean slate makes a lot of sense.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The idea that everyone’s born with a clean slate is false.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
  • Get ready to say goodbye to that mild high and embrace a clean slate!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2023
  • Silence, while stark, offers a clean slate for the mind.
    Adam Husler, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a middle ground, though, between a Band-Aid and a clean slate.
    Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The new electric Jaguar will be a clean slate, with not even the I-Pace remaining.
    James Morris, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But Chencho prefers to enter this new era with a clean slate.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Just pick a cute pattern or color, and then at the end of the year, peel it off and leave a clean slate for the next student.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 1 June 2023
  • Or maybe there’s been some passing of the baton and the new manager wants a clean slate.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Still, even with a clean slate, Ngakoue doesn’t seem like a great fit for Evero’s defense.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024
  • Mozeliak will likely be handing the team to Bloom with a clean slate of a roster.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The month wraps up with a new moon in Pisces on Feb. 27, which is equivalent to a clean slate and brand-new chapter — make a wish.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Kate uses her newfound power to help Joe return to the US with a clean slate.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 9 Mar. 2023
  • While the move came as a shock to some teammates, the breakup was a necessary heartache for both LaVine and the Bulls to start over with a (somewhat) clean slate.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Pete Davidson has been in the painful process of parting ways with his hundreds of tattoos, all in the name of a clean slate.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • When Foster went high above the rim from the right side for a stirring dunk with six seconds left in the frame, the Red Storm had a clean slate with the score tied at 40.
    Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Rodgers and the Jets divorcing could be a sign that Gang Green wants to go into the offseason with a clean slate.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
  • At least the Raiders have a clean slate in terms of a head coach and general manager coming in.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The new Casa Cipriani plan But 13th Floor decided instead to start with a clean slate.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to see even more organizing options to enter the new year on a clean slate.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • If tasks have piled up, you might be tempted to abandon ship and start all over with a clean slate, even though that would come with its own set of pros and cons.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
  • This summer has been a clean slate for Elam with some coaching staff changes, which seems to have helped his confidence.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Smart went 1-5 against Saban but enjoys a clean slate against Bama in this next era of the rivalry.
    Ross Terrell, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • But some clean slate advocates say three years seems like a long enough time to have sorted out problems with the data.
    Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
  • With a clean slate comes the opportunity to turn the page, change narratives or alter the course of a franchise.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Mac Jones, like many other key cogs in the Patriots’ offense, is looking forward to a clean slate in 2023.
    Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The Dolphins could do anything from bring them back to start anew with a clean slate of free agents and draft picks — or some combination in between.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Fortunately, a new moon in this area of your chart on June 6 presents you with a clean slate and an opportunity to set the record straight.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • While body makeup was at play, the actor — whose tats range from tributes to old girlfriends to a portrait of Hillary Clinton — is well on his way to a clean slate.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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