of all places
idiom
—used to say that it is unusual or surprising that something happened in or is true about a particular place
She met her future husband in a grocery store, of all places.
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The fear was palpable — in the state Capitol in Tallahassee, of all places.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
This Broncos locker room finds itself in the strangest of all places -- the future of the franchise suddenly ripped away, and having to step into an immediate future without him.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
There are 126 photos of 120 gymnasiums (Steinmetz College Prep on the Northwest Side, of all places, has three).
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
This Broncos locker room finds itself in the strangest of all places -- the future of the franchise suddenly ripped away, and having to step into an immediate future without him.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
This Broncos locker room finds itself in the strangest of all places -- the future of the franchise suddenly ripped away, and having to step into an immediate future without him.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
There are 126 photos of 120 gymnasiums (Steinmetz College Prep on the Northwest Side, of all places, has three).
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
This Broncos locker room finds itself in the strangest of all places -- the future of the franchise suddenly ripped away, and having to step into an immediate future without him.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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