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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Every one of us is a story, on this best of days. George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 Why … Why wasn’t even one of us consulted prior to that day in that meeting? Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 That’s not likely to happen until one of us dies. James Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 The meaning of work is ultimately about this multiplier effect, the way individual labor adds up to something larger than any one of us. Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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