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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For example, a 2014 article in the stated that half of all people who have ever been age 65 or older are alive . Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2025 Signing Kirby Yates, of all people, brought the uproar about the Dodgers’ spending to another level. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Studies have also found that about half of all people with anxiety experience sleep disturbances. Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025 The news Barkov of all people is out for the season was a shock in part because the reliable one has appeared in 86% of all Florida games including playoffs in his 12 seasons, a high number in a sport of high-speed collisions. Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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