of all people
idiom
—used to emphasize that a specified person is the person one most or least expect to do or know something
You, of all people, should know the answer to this.
My best friend, of all people, betrayed me.
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The Friends Across Borders agenda asserts that international boundaries can be managed in ways that promote the health, happiness and prosperity of all people, including the indigenous sovereign nations whose lands and peoples have been bisected by the creation of modern borders.
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John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Today, the staff and volunteers at GMHC continue their work to confront the epidemic and uplift the lives of all people affected by AIDS.
—Eden Lowinger, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Especially a little skating schadenfreude delivered by, of all people, the Dallas Stinkin’ Stars.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Once Angelo, of all people, eventually drafted Forte in the second round, Baratz raced to the offices of his colleagues, throwing his hands to the sky.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Today, the staff and volunteers at GMHC continue their work to confront the epidemic and uplift the lives of all people affected by AIDS.
—Eden Lowinger, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Especially a little skating schadenfreude delivered by, of all people, the Dallas Stinkin’ Stars.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Once Angelo, of all people, eventually drafted Forte in the second round, Baratz raced to the offices of his colleagues, throwing his hands to the sky.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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