be one of the family
Example Sentences
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She was to be one of the family, there could be no objection to that in the simple New England living.
From A Little Girl in Old Salem by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
To-night he must stand a stranger there; to-morrow he would be one of the family.
From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold
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)
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
You are to be one of the family, so I am going to give you a piece of advice.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
