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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Despite his level-headedness, Mike is mightily discontent with the low-wattage gigs that are arranged for him by, of all people, his dentist (Fisher Stevens), who soon replaces that absent tooth.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Our nation for most of its existence has accepted the human equality of all people along with the task to wipe away the suffering of fellow human beings.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Kelly, of all people, was the enthusiastic breeze who blew me over—a bellwether more than an instigator of my emotional state.
—Noah Galuten, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
The other half of the team, which includes Hopper (David Harbour), El (Brown), Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and, of all people, Murray (Brett Gelman), is bound for Hawkins Lab and the sensory deprivation chamber.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Our nation for most of its existence has accepted the human equality of all people along with the task to wipe away the suffering of fellow human beings.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Kelly, of all people, was the enthusiastic breeze who blew me over—a bellwether more than an instigator of my emotional state.
—Noah Galuten, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
The other half of the team, which includes Hopper (David Harbour), El (Brown), Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and, of all people, Murray (Brett Gelman), is bound for Hawkins Lab and the sensory deprivation chamber.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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