of all people
idiom
—used to emphasize that a specified person is the person one most or least expect to do or know something
You, of all people, should know the answer to this.
My best friend, of all people, betrayed me.
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Studies have also found that about half of all people with anxiety experience sleep disturbances.
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
The news Barkov of all people is out for the season was a shock in part because the reliable one has appeared in 86% of all Florida games including playoffs in his 12 seasons, a high number in a sport of high-speed collisions.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The premiere already had the contestants dressed up as cheerleaders, dancing for Mel, host Jesse Palmer and, of all people, Paula Abdul.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
These women, many of whom worked in relative obscurity for all their lives, labored to redefine the rights and dignity of all people.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
The news Barkov of all people is out for the season was a shock in part because the reliable one has appeared in 86% of all Florida games including playoffs in his 12 seasons, a high number in a sport of high-speed collisions.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The premiere already had the contestants dressed up as cheerleaders, dancing for Mel, host Jesse Palmer and, of all people, Paula Abdul.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
These women, many of whom worked in relative obscurity for all their lives, labored to redefine the rights and dignity of all people.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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