one of us

noun phrase

: part of one's group and thus trustworthy
Don't worry—he's one of us.

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The responsibility to care for ourselves as a society lies with each one of us. Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025 Every single one of us had floral kitchens with yellowish oak cabinets that still haunt us. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025 Although this happened to one of us (Manasvi Khullar), all four of us have countless similar stories. Erin Everett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025 After all, worth a few HUFs, that stuff, said one of us alive and well, his childhood staring wide-eyed straight at me. Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one of us

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“One of us.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20us. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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