be one of the family
Example Sentences
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And in going to Cross Hall in the midst of all these troubles, he was no doubt actuated in part by a determination to show himself to be one of the family.
From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony
Anyway, you ’m tokened to Chris and will be one of the family some day perhaps when Mother Coomstock dies, so I’ll leave my secret with you.
From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden
"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'd rather be one of the family these days."
From The S. W. F. Club by Jacobs, Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs)
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
