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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Daddy stood alongside civil rights leaders like John Lewis and fought for the fundamental rights of all people, a struggle that revealed both the best and the worst of American society.
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Kerry Kennedy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Jian, of all people, should have known better.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
But a stroke of fate in James’ (Damian Hardung) family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Luckily, Neal Katyal, the lawyer for the plaintiffs of all people, provided the out that investors may be looking for.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kerry Kennedy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Jian, of all people, should have known better.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
But a stroke of fate in James’ (Damian Hardung) family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Luckily, Neal Katyal, the lawyer for the plaintiffs of all people, provided the out that investors may be looking for.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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