How to Use clean slate in a Sentence

clean slate

noun
  • As time has gone on, there’s not a clean slate.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
  • This pardon gives us a clean slate.
    — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
  • All in all, that’s a pretty clean slate.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In that sense, the pair started with a clean slate.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Clear the land, then figure out the best use with a clean slate.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • John Restivo was more of a clean slate.
    — Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Can Prince William start his reign with a clean slate?
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Given how bad last year was though, a clean slate makes a lot of sense.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • But this is a brand new game and some states are getting a clean slate here.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • White is easy, simple, and many times, the best choice for a clean slate.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
  • Wise move on Disney’s part to give the new guy a clean slate.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Get ready to say goodbye to that mild high and embrace a clean slate!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2023
  • Dallas needs a clean slate on defense.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That’s your end of the bargain and there is nothing like a clean slate.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The Fool card brings a clean slate in August.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So yeah, newness is kind of a theme, a clean slate to open this newness.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But Chencho prefers to enter this new era with a clean slate.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Few fantasies are harder to wipe away than the romance of a clean slate.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Make sure to clean these six things before the first day of school so your child can begin the year with a clean slate.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Prescott and company will have a clean slate with a new coaching staff and system in place.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
  • Or maybe there’s been some passing of the baton and the new manager wants a clean slate.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
  • White pants, especially in the dead of winter, are like a clean slate for your wardrobe.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a middle ground, though, between a Band-Aid and a clean slate.
    — Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The team has preached its focus on a clean slate ahead of their quest for a second straight championship.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But again, this regime isn’t operating with a clean slate, and this isn’t an ideal world.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The singer is moving forward with a clean slate, even though her healing process is still taking shape.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
  • Rickea Jackson was looking for a clean slate.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There’s something about the arrival of summer that calls for a clean slate — and a new perfume to go with it.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 10 June 2025
  • Keep scrolling to see even more organizing options to enter the new year on a clean slate.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Mozeliak will likely be handing the team to Bloom with a clean slate of a roster.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

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