How to Use clean slate in a Sentence

clean slate

noun
Definition of clean slatenext
  • Other states with clean slate laws have also shown low recidivism rates for beneficiaries of record expungement.
    — Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Her latest Carte Blanche (clean slate) collection, an annual series that allows Choisne an anything-goes approach to design, is pure fun.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024
  • Unlike most cases where bankruptcy wipes out debts and offers debtors a fresh start, the judge has ruled that Jones is not entitled to a clean slate because his wrongdoing was malicious and intentional.
    — Tovia Smith, NPR, 14 June 2024
  • Get ready to say goodbye to that mild high and embrace a clean slate!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2023
  • There’s a middle ground, though, between a Band-Aid and a clean slate.
    — Curbed, 9 Jan. 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
  • Kate uses her newfound power to help Joe return to the US with a clean slate.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 9 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Its central joke, however, is that there isn’t really any such thing as a clean slate.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • The Big 12 men’s basketball tournament in Kansas City is its own mini-season, a chance for a fresh start and a clean slate.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In the days leading up to Nowruz, participants will tidy their homes and purchase new garments, all gestures of starting the year with a clean slate.
    — Iman Hariri-Kia, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Every single game, clean slate, no matter what happened the day before.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
  • Richardson's youth and inexperience present a clean slate, but that means his good habits can turn into bad ones in the wrong setting, too.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
  • And with Fangio gone as coordinator, Smith should have a clean slate with Weaver and his new assistants.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Love them or hate them, New Year’s resolutions offer a chance for anyone to start the year with a clean slate and define their ambitions for the coming months.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But mostly, the first day brings a clean slate filled with unlimited potential for each and every football team.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2023
  • One season ends, and there is a mourning period, but each new season brings a clean slate upon which dreams can be projected.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
  • This special bit of attention will prevent stains from piling up in the first place, leaving a clean slate for future maintenance.
    — Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
  • This year, Young has a clean slate after a disappointing rookie season.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
  • Right On Crime published a report last year urging Texas to adopt clean slate policies as a way to reduce recidivism and strengthen the economy.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
  • Start from scratch In terms of the process of setting up bookshelves, while every stylist has their own suggestions, almost all start the same way: clear everything off, and then build back with a clean slate, says Bamman.
    — Ariel Okin, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
  • With Patricia out and new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien in, players have praised the change and embraced the clean slate.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023

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