be one of the family
Example Sentences
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You shall live with us always, if you will, aunt," said Sally, "and be one of the family.
From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean
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
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)
I am taken right in to be one of the family, and I have a good time every day now.
From Turn About Eleanor by Cootes, F. Graham
At first she supposed it might be one of the family; but, the sounds continuing, it came into her head to get up and see what they were.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 by Various
