clean slate

noun

: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record

Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.

Examples of clean slate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost Broke the Show Season Five Photo: Netflix For the Love Is Blind experiment to work, the participants need to come in fresh, innocent, a clean slate. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025

Johnson has proposed extending current spending levels set in 2023 − in a compromise with Democrats − to start with a clean slate for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025

An array of speakers congratulated House and his slate during public comment, and expressed hope for a clean slate in Dolton village government. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

With a down year in revenue forecasted and a new front office headed by Chaim Bloom coming in 2026, ownership saw the 2025 season as the ideal opportunity for a clean slate. —Katie Woo, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for clean slate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate