be one of the family

Example Sentences

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Oh, if she is going to be one of the family," he said, "she will have to learn to get on without much polly-foxing.

From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene

And in going to Cross Hall in the midst of all these troubles, he was no doubt actuated in part by a determination to show himself to be one of the family.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

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.

As I am to be one of the family, I'll tell you.

From The Bread-winners A Social Study by Hay, John