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Examples of blank slate in a Sentence
She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
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The home hadn’t been on the market in more than 30 years, and the previous owner kept it as a part-time residence for decades, which presented an almost blank slate when Gunawan and Wong began their work.
—John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
Welch still comes across as a blank slate, someone so early in the celebrity life cycle that her persona requires further definition.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
These documents painted, on the blank slate of reclaimed land, pictures of a luxurious, modern, and recreational life by the ocean.
—Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
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“Blank slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20slate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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