broken home
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of broken home
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
"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
"I thought it was the right thing to do to keep my family together, I didn't want my children to come from a broken home."
From BBC • May 5, 2022
In 1910 Thelma and her sister, Katherine, escaped their broken home with their mother, Glenna, to reboot in Montana.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2020
They are saddened by me and what they probably think of as my broken home, and don’t know what to say about it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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