blank slate

Example Sentences

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For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg started out as a structural 'blank slate' -- a loose and disorganized bundle that would only gain order once the embryo began using its own genes.

From Science Daily

He produced spirit writing on a blank slate, then showed the audience how the magic trick worked.

From Literature

You return to the grocery store — not with a blank slate — but with a little lived-in wisdom tucked into your pocket.

From Salon

Buyers will start with a blank slate — a basic truck without power windows or even paint — and can then customize it however they like.

From Los Angeles Times

But it is also a person who becomes a repository for the dreams and aspirations of countless unknown other people, anonymous audiences who can transform the object of all that attention into something of a blank slate.

From Los Angeles Times