all walks of life

phrase

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 new cast features Americans, and some Canadians, from all walks of life, including a sociology professor, a farmer and a lingerie business owner. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

What always made Vegas special was that people from all walks of life could go there and have fun. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Audience entanglement plagued creators from all walks of life, regardless of age, gender or nationality. — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Dozens of people from all walks of life queued up in the blazing Florida heat, all waiting to see if their missing pets were among those rescued. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for all walks of life

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