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. English

Children of every walk of life attend this school.

people in all walks of life

Examples of all walks of life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Red Cross partnered with several organization and volunteers from all walks of life to help families displaced and sleeping at an elementary school nearby. —Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025

What helps students from all walks of life have a good college experience? —Matthew J. Mayhew, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025

The Masters of Harmony welcomes men from all walks of life who enjoy singing at a high level. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025

With the rapid growth of AI in recent years affecting virtually all walks of life, Obernolte has become an unofficial and bipartisan tutor to less tech-savvy House colleagues on the technology. —David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for all walks of life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife