all walks of life
idiom
variants
or every walk of life
—used to refer to people who have many different jobs or positions in society —usually used with from
People from all walks of life came to the carnival.
Thousands of worshippers from every walk of life joined together in prayer.
—sometimes used with of or in in U.S. EnglishChildren of every walk of life attend this school.
people in all walks of life
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Workers from all walks of life earn equal pay for equal work.
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Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
At the riverbank, people continue to gather as the rain clouds pass by and people of all walks of life start to come closer to each other.
—Dominick Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Wallis believed wholeheartedly in the capacity of the arts to unite people from all walks of life and believed that those connections could bring about meaningful change.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 July 2025
Aussie Rules Football is intricately entwined with the Australian way of life and is full of wonderful characters, storylines and emotions that tie people together from all walks of life.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
At the riverbank, people continue to gather as the rain clouds pass by and people of all walks of life start to come closer to each other.
—Dominick Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Wallis believed wholeheartedly in the capacity of the arts to unite people from all walks of life and believed that those connections could bring about meaningful change.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 July 2025
Aussie Rules Football is intricately entwined with the Australian way of life and is full of wonderful characters, storylines and emotions that tie people together from all walks of life.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for all walks of life
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“All walks of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20walks%20of%20life. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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