blank slate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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You return to the grocery store — not with a blank slate — but with a little lived-in wisdom tucked into your pocket.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
While his campaign has generated national attention, he is still a blank slate for much of America.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
There’s also power in zucchini’s lack of bold flavors, making it a blank slate for home cooks and chefs alike to experiment with.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025
It should be noted Vance is pretty much a blank slate, notwithstanding his bestselling memoir and its being made into a Ron Howard movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
I feel myself shift, already losing bits of my prenatal omniscience, tumbling toward the blank slate of person- hood.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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