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 Ohio native left his head coaching job at Miami (Ohio) for, of all places, Michigan in 1969.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
As the Olympics expands its reach, Paris of all places certainly knows how to prolong the magic of the past.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Ogles does so on the grounds that Mamdani, in a rap song of all places, praised the leadership of the Holy Land Foundation, men who were convicted in federal court of providing material support to Hamas.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Or Soap, which has individual episodes available on Sling of all places.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
As the Olympics expands its reach, Paris of all places certainly knows how to prolong the magic of the past.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Ogles does so on the grounds that Mamdani, in a rap song of all places, praised the leadership of the Holy Land Foundation, men who were convicted in federal court of providing material support to Hamas.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Or Soap, which has individual episodes available on Sling of all places.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for of all places
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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