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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How many times did one of us pick up the phone to call the other, in the absence of being able to call Courtney herself? Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 Only one of us has other people pick up his poop in a bag. Bruce Headlam, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Years ago, one of us was in the Bahamas chasing a typically uncooperative lizard across dense and narrow branches, frustrated that its nimble agility was thwarting efforts to catch it. James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 And every now and then, one of us may fall and may need that hand up. MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.

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