Examples of blank slate in a Sentence
She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
Recent Examples on the Web
With a blank slate on the developmental side of things, the new regime could look to bring a new face to the running back room as well.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet, despite this prominence, Major Haley himself remains something of a blank slate.
—Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Like Robinson Crusoe, even locals who should know better view this other island as a blank slate for exile or utopia.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
In sum, our city was, and still is, a nearly blank slate.
—Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
The moment kicked off a new obsession with interior design, and with the notion of having a blank slate.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
Starting from a ‘blank slate’ The family returned to Charlotte in 2005, moved into the house and started on the garden.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
In 1666, the Great Fire of London created a blank slate for the construction of new houses and shops, which were ultimately replaced by Victorian warehouses.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
The project was an urban planner’s dream – a blank slate for reinventing a city of the future.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet, despite this prominence, Major Haley himself remains something of a blank slate.
—Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Like Robinson Crusoe, even locals who should know better view this other island as a blank slate for exile or utopia.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
In sum, our city was, and still is, a nearly blank slate.
—Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
The moment kicked off a new obsession with interior design, and with the notion of having a blank slate.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024
Starting from a ‘blank slate’ The family returned to Charlotte in 2005, moved into the house and started on the garden.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
In 1666, the Great Fire of London created a blank slate for the construction of new houses and shops, which were ultimately replaced by Victorian warehouses.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
The project was an urban planner’s dream – a blank slate for reinventing a city of the future.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Blank slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20slate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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