be one of the family
Example Sentences
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Oh, if she is going to be one of the family," he said, "she will have to learn to get on without much polly-foxing.
From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene
The king said "thou" to him because he was going to be one of the family.
From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
"Of course it's nice to be one of the family," she continued.
From Dolly Dialogues by Hope, Anthony
During the balance of that day he treated the wounded man just as though the intruder might be one of the family.
From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Douglas, Alan
To-night he must stand a stranger there; to-morrow he would be one of the family.
From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold
