broken home
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of broken home
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Wiggins - a gangly north Londoner, from a broken home, brought up in poverty - made it to the very top of a sport that requires clinical preparation and a calm head under pressure.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
When you come from a broken home, what you want more than anything is to create a family unit, and create something that you didn’t have.
From Slate • May 23, 2023
Born in Modesto in 1938, a brawler from a broken home, he dropped out of school in 10th grade and joined the Army at age 16 on a forged birth certificate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2022
"Sick person" is an identity category Frances finds herself uneasily inhabiting, much like "younger mistress" or "child of a broken home."
From Salon • May 24, 2022
That meant Terryl, the little girl from the broken home, would be the mom trying to keep the pattern from reproducing itself.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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