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 other half of the team, which includes Hopper (David Harbour), El (Brown), Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and, of all people, Murray (Brett Gelman), is bound for Hawkins Lab and the sensory deprivation chamber.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Utility commissioners, of all people, should know that sky-high ROEs are hard to justify.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The personal connection propels her mission to humanize an experience shared by a large portion (90 percent) of all people who menstruate.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Angie, of all people, should cool it with the sunglasses shade.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Utility commissioners, of all people, should know that sky-high ROEs are hard to justify.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The personal connection propels her mission to humanize an experience shared by a large portion (90 percent) of all people who menstruate.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Angie, of all people, should cool it with the sunglasses shade.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of all people
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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