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 chief of staff of one of Kyiv’s volunteer formation legions, Andriy, whose call-sign is Stolyar, said his unit is composed of people from all walks of life – from construction workers to businessmen to poets. —Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

The Fox competition show sees celebrities from all walks of life face grueling training exercises led by directing staff (DS) agents, an elite team of ex–Special Forces operatives. —Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

Johnson hopes students, teachers and bear-lovers from all walks of life will have fun again this year during Fat Bear Week. —Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Arkansans from all walks of life and all 75 counties came together in that park for a giant Arkansas family reunion. —Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for all walks of life

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