leave home

idiom

: to leave one's parent's home and live in one's own home
He left home after graduating from high school.

Examples of leave home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The third was released to his parents but is not allowed to leave home, use social media or have any contact with his school. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024 Young plays Vita, a filmmaker who looks back at making her movie — about a woman played by her friend Dina (Devon Ross) — who gets pregnant and decides to leave home. Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024 As her daughters, Rowan and Grier began to leave home, Brooke Shields found herself at a crossroads many parents can relate to: What comes next? Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2024 My daughter and her husband have jobs that require them to leave home early. R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for leave home 

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“Leave home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20home. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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