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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Time for all of us — every one of us — to cause it. Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026 Every one of us knows somebody that needs love, support, kindness, community. Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026 Oh, every once in a while, one of us got loose. Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026 As a book that one of us (Hadden) wrote with University of Pennsylvania professor Sarah Bush shows, the NGO field had become more crowded and competitive since the mid-2010s. Jennifer Hadden, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2026.

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