of all things

idiom

—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

Of course, as is true of all things between mothers and daughters, her version of a cardigan look is much cooler than mine. —Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026

At the annual celebration of all things indie, the coffee brand has teamed up with filmmaker and content creator Reagan Yorke, who will join IW’s own Christian Zilko on the blue carpet and then inside the show for insightful (and caffeinated) interviews with all of our favorite talents. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026

Frazon’s Bricks & Minfigs location, which opened at the end of last year at 1201 NE Rice Road, offers a wide variety of all things Lego. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026

An influencer of all things health, wellness, and girl power hires the young and lost Harper Cruz to join her team in Music City. —Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for of all things

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