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
"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
Once, two sisters approached her on the Venice boardwalk to tell her how they’d come from a broken home and Punky helped them get through it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2021
They wanted to know about the broken home and I had that.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 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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