be one of the family

Example Sentences

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"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

And now she is to be one of the family she is so much more at her ease.

From Gladys, the Reaper by Beale, Anne

Mr. Jensen would be one of the family.

From The Nest Builder by Hale, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson

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

At night he investigated everything on the place and nearly drove Pal to a frenzy until the dog's master gave him to understand that the raccoon was to be one of the family.

From Followers of the Trail by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)