of all things

idiom

—used to emphasize that the thing one is referring to is the thing one would least expect

The coach is making the entire football team take, of all things, ballet classes.

Examples of of all things in a Sentence

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Here are five things to do for the weekend of Jan. 19-21 plus a list of Lions watch parties: Motown Magic Join the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy for a family-friendly weekend of fun and celebrate the love of all things Motor City. —Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024

The dictator’s adoration of all things European inspired Mexico’s elite to import organs into their homes. —Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024

On the outskirts sit a surprising number of shows that deal with aliens (Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, Disney+’s Loki, Paramount’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Apple’s Sugar), at least one on the brink of cancellation (Tokyo Vice), and that rarest of all things, a network drama (Elsbeth). —Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 May 2024

Yoo was then led to, of all things, a small tent on the street where Kidman was inside getting ready. —Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024

McIlroy, who became the staunchest defender of all things PGA, got blindsided by the Tour’s awkward handshake with LIV that still is being sorted out. —Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024

But please, for the love of all things holy, zoom in on Cardi's face, because her makeup is not to be missed. —Marci Robin, Allure, 7 May 2024

That era’s veneration of all things French obfuscated that Italian Americans in California established some of the country’s first artichoke farms. —Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 17 Apr. 2024

And those forecasts are thanks to — of all things — its Yeezy collection. —Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024