be one of the family
Example Sentences
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Young Burns’ll have to be one of the family from now on.”
From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.
He was quite ready to take his wife back, to abstain from accusations against her, to let her be one of the family, but he was as eager as ever to repudiate the Dean.
From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony
"I'd rather be one of the family these days."
From The S. W. F. Club by Jacobs, Caroline E. (Caroline Elliott Hoogs)
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
We shall all call you by your first name, and you will be one of the family, to the rules of which you must conform.
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von