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.
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Which, thankfully for fans of all things smoldering, means imminently likely to fire up again.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The Nakagin tower came from, of all things, a radical convention.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
Thanks to writers Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove, however, Chip ‘n Dale got a new lease on life as detectives, of all things.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Research indicates that younger generations — the ones with the most exposure to technology — are becoming, of all things, less agreeable.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The Nakagin tower came from, of all things, a radical convention.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
Thanks to writers Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove, however, Chip ‘n Dale got a new lease on life as detectives, of all things.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Research indicates that younger generations — the ones with the most exposure to technology — are becoming, of all things, less agreeable.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of all things
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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