be one of the family
Example Sentences
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I wish you to be one of the family, Miss Melville; to visit and go to public places with Mrs. Phillips.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Spence, Catherine Helen
He should be one of the family, living on equal terms with the others, and their constant companion.
From Atlantic Classics, Second Series by Addams, Jane
"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
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
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
