be one of the family
Example Sentences
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"You needn't call her Miss Godden, ma," said Albert, "she's going to be one of the family."
From Joanna Godden by Kaye-Smith, Sheila
The king said thou to him because he was going to be one of the family.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
"Let me be one of the family to-night," urged Richard.
From The Twenty-Fourth of June by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
To-night he must stand a stranger there; to-morrow he would be one of the family.
From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold
So Isabella went on learning what it was to be one of the family, and becoming, as Mrs. Lester remarked, a very experienced seamstress.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 by Various
