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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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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
Regardless of whether your kitchen is nice and shiny or has some wear and tear, designers say it’s not meant to stay a blank slate.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
Now, through a harrowing turn of events, they were given a blank slate.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 2 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 Nov. 2024.
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