be one of the family
Example Sentences
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The king said "thou" to him because he was going to be one of the family.
From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
During the balance of that day he treated the wounded man just as though the intruder might be one of the family.
From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Douglas, Alan
Young Burns’ll have to be one of the family from now on.”
From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.
"Of course it's nice to be one of the family," she continued.
From Dolly Dialogues by Hope, Anthony
I am one among our innumerable American teachers, reared on the Atlantic coast but admitted for this year to be one of the family at Stanford.
From Memories and Studies by James, Henry