one of the herd
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The Royal Welsh also selected one of the herd to be its regimental mascot, although it was not a straightforward affair as Fusilier Shenkin IV repeatedly gave soldiers the slip.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2022
One Marquette professor remembers him as "independent, not one of the herd, a take-charge guy."
From Time Magazine Archive
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In a few minutes the steer picked the new bull up, quieted him down, and made him one of the herd.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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Among them was one of the herd boys, for the moment a hero, who had to repeat his story again and again.
From Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people by Grinnell, George Bird
In fact, so much was he in their presence that they came to look upon him as one of the herd.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis