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
Hixon: But he was from a broken home too.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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