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)
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
Sabina did not wish to be one of the family at all, but she knew that she was under great obligations to her hosts, and she did not wish to be thought ungrateful.
From The Heart of Rome by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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
I am taken right in to be one of the family, and I have a good time every day now.
From Turn About Eleanor by Cootes, F. Graham
