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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This is what happened when the FDA approved the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab in 2021 despite the near-unanimous vote of the advisory committee (which included one of us) against approval. — C. Joseph Ross Daval, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026 Chickens are the most numerous bird on the planet by a factor of ten, and there are about four of them for every one of us. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 There are times over six years of talking when there was a little bit of conflict, and one of us would apologize after, which is something the onscreen character never does. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 The Spanish Civil War was something that touched every single one of us. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 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 2 Nov. 2026.

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