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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Angie, of all people, should cool it with the sunglasses shade.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, Zach Wilson, of all people, checked in for the Dolphins for the final snaps of a blowout victory against the team that failed him.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Younger adults, on the other hand, were often remembered more for valuing the welfare of all people and nature, and for being motivated to think and act independently.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
There was a fugitive thrill in seeing a playwright, of all people, get rich and famous.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, Zach Wilson, of all people, checked in for the Dolphins for the final snaps of a blowout victory against the team that failed him.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Younger adults, on the other hand, were often remembered more for valuing the welfare of all people and nature, and for being motivated to think and act independently.
—Kyle Fiore Law, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
There was a fugitive thrill in seeing a playwright, of all people, get rich and famous.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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