blank slate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After all, what better medium for mindless masculinity than a blank slate?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
For Isaak Hewitt, moving to Cardiff for university - where he knew no-one - was a "completely blank slate".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Instead of taking 100 swings in the cage with a specific cue, he’s building up from a blank slate every day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
They wanted to understand how its internal network changes after birth and whether it behaves more like a blank slate or a full one.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
The child was no longer a blank slate; every newborn had been inscribed by genetics and evolution.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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