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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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 In Kevin Day’s case, the initial sense of shock eventually gave way to tears in, of all places, his local supermarket. Stuart James, New York Times, 7 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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