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
I am one among our innumerable American teachers, reared on the Atlantic coast but admitted for this year to be one of the family at Stanford.
From Memories and Studies by James, Henry
"Of course it's nice to be one of the family," she continued.
From Dolly Dialogues by Hope, Anthony
Mr. Jensen would be one of the family.
From The Nest Builder by Hale, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Sabina did not wish to be one of the family at all, but she knew that she was under great obligations to her hosts, and she did not wish to be thought ungrateful.
From The Heart of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
