How to Use clean slate in a Sentence
clean slate
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Mozeliak will likely be handing the team to Bloom with a clean slate of a roster.
— Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Rubenstein acquired a young, talented roster that has a clean slate for the future.
— Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024 -
The idea that everyone’s born with a clean slate is false.
— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 July 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 -
Or maybe there’s been some passing of the baton and the new manager wants a clean slate.
— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024 -
Still, even with a clean slate, Ngakoue doesn’t seem like a great fit for Evero’s defense.
— Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024 -
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 -
Smart went 1-5 against Saban but enjoys a clean slate against Bama in this next era of the rivalry.
— Ross Terrell, Axios, 27 Sep. 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 -
Birthdays are like a personal New Year celebration, a chance to start fresh with a clean slate.
— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 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 -
Joseph’s poplin is the ultimate clean slate, standing up to a pair of cherry red trousers from Ganni perfectly.
— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024 -
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 -
She will be held responsible for the Biden administration’s record rather than being able to have a clean slate.
— Andrew Prokop, Vox, 13 July 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
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