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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There was only air enough for one of us; let Harold decipher the menacing letters. Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 That is why — not so long ago — one of us wrote a letter on behalf of the Justice Department to the police chief in Ferguson, Mo., to ensure that officers were readily identifiable during protests. Christy Lopez Guest, Mercury News, 5 July 2025 Because of Ohio’s ban on marriages, we were told that only one of us could be named as Cooper’s parent. Joe Vitale, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 And then one of us says the three of us will be on one check. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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