How to Use one of us in a Sentence

one of us

noun phrase
Definition of one of usnext
  • Gave him a shot there to try to win the race, didn’t work out, but one of us won it.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Frankly, the only one of us who enjoys this slog is the dog.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Each one of us brought something in to make the place awesome.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • He will be so deeply missed by each and every one of us.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Neither one of us remembers the name of the BBQ place in Durham.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Every time one of us gets through the door, our job is to keep the door open for other people.
    — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Every one of us knows someone like the band members in this movie.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And every time one of us excelled, the other two brothers had the backs.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • When my brothers and I were young, any one of us could hug the tree and touch our hands together.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • What to Consider Those with larger heads should bear in mind that one of us found the fit quite snug.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2023
  • At the sentencing, every one of us in the crowded court and overflow room was stunned.
    — Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
  • More than one of us is still in treatment for post-traumatic stress.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe because only one of us can afford to go to that new restaurant.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 July 2023
  • That’s why at least one of us always attends the Christmas Eve party at our Tía María’s.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Each one of us pays an amount, depending on the quantity.
    — Luis Chaparro, Fox News, 30 June 2023
  • Within a month, someone handed either one of us, or both of us, a cassette tape of a record.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • Our divorce agreement says either one of us can call for the house to be sold, and so far, neither of us have wanted to sell.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • For every one of us in fact or in fiction, this will happen at some point, which is both the challenge and the consolation of the form.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Our careers flowed in contrapuntal sign-waves, one of us up while the other was down.
    — Todd Robinson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But the best way to make our roads safer is for every single one of us to make a commitment to being part of the solution.
    — Joe Simitian, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • So one of us was a writer, one of us was a director, one of us was the lifeguard, and David Hasselhoff was the PR guy, the star, keeping up the morale.
    — Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Each one of us, regardless of position or title, holds the power to make change.
    — Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • And when one of us does well, then sports performances become more appealing for artists.
    — Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • In 2019 Margot Robbie approached us about writing the script, and one of us (Noah) was deeply unsure about the whole endeavor.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • By turns, one of us lectured for the first hour, and the other served as commentator during the class discussion for the second.
    — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Every single one of us should have expected to have been set up, betrayed, backstabbed (and) drowned in the toilet.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Every one of us has the power to do it in our own relationships and encounters.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Have not each and every one of us done something suspicious in a restaurant parking lot?
    — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone is still in mourning, each and every one of us has lost someone, or knows someone who has.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The movement demanded a response from each and every one of us of in the student body, And everyone in our newsroom felt it.
    — Hoda Sherif, TIME, 10 May 2024

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