How to Use blank slate in a Sentence

blank slate

noun
Definition of blank slatenext
  • She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
  • Ukraine isn’t an open desert, and the maps aren’t a blank slate.
    — Mark Kimmitt, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022
  • For the first time in his career, Mr. Joseph faced a blank slate.
    — Daniel McDermon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The action begins in the blank slate of the new apartment.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Hayes had a blank slate to fill, a team to construct from scratch.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • With a blank slate to work with, Albanese did just that.
    — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 2 June 2022
  • So if the idea of meal prep stresses you out, start with a blank slate.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 30 Sep. 2020
  • In sum, our city was, and still is, a nearly blank slate.
    — Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The one thing that could work for him is Heavey is mostly a blank slate.
    — cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Use one of their templates, or start with a blank slate.
    — Lindsey Hunter Lopez, USA TODAY, 21 May 2021
  • The draw marked the fifth blank slate of the season for Ranjitsingh and gave Louisville City a 7-2-2 record.
    — The Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2018
  • There are no blank slates in a city like New York, but the site of Cornell Tech came close.
    — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Like Mao’s China, Manchukuo was viewed as a blank slate.
    — Ian Buruma, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • Along with the cash prize, each finalist received the gift of a blank slate of time.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2021
  • Doughnuts are like a blank slate waiting to be adorned.
    — Jeanette Settembre, WSJ, 13 May 2018
  • The fact that the transfers were coming in with a blank slate just like a new coaching staff helped too.
    — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Mie, in this case, is the blank slate, constantly losing a sense of what was there.
    — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The basketball program though, is kind of like a blank slate.
    — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2018
  • His face is a blank slate with phantom thoughts scribbled on it.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Think of congee as a blank slate: Start with a ratio of 8 cups of water to 1 cup of short-grain rice.
    — Jennifer Day, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The new building does this while acknowledging that no piece of the city is a blank slate.
    — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Nov. 2021
  • An eager buyer might see your kitchen as a blank slate.
    — New York Times, 1 May 2021
  • This rice is no blank slate, no side-of-starch, no white-carton staple.
    — Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • Bring life to the blank slate of your modern kitchen with these tips on how to embrace color in your design.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2023
  • 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.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Nothing’s happened yet and the day is a completely blank slate for the taking.
    — refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
  • The program began as a blank slate, knowing only the rules of Go, and played games against itself.
    — Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The neutral dress served as the perfect blank slate for her diamond and emerald jewels.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Gonzales Hasse has its roots in the gallery world, and the expansive, open space is intended to be a blank slate and will host future art exhibits.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

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