of all things

phrase

—used to emphasize that the thing one is referring to is the thing one would least expect

The coach is making the entire football team take, of all things, ballet classes.

Examples of of all things in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scirocco, named for the wind that blows through the Mediterranean from the Sahara, is a celebration of all things local including produce and absolutely seafood. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Western scholars also variously understand the concept of brahman in the Upanishads and Advaita Vedanta as a version of monism (the oneness of all things), pantheism (all is god), or panentheism (god is the whole universe and beyond). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

The duo, industry veterans and former colleagues at Variety, will bring their deep knowledge and expertise of all things Hollywood to deliver up-to-the-minute commentary on TV’s biggest party. — Variety Staff, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

At least that is what ChatGPT, knower of all things, tells me. — Mark Patinkin, The Providence Journal, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for of all things

• brings
• clings
• dings
• flings
• kings
• lings
• pings
• rings
• sings
• slings
• stings
• strings