of all places
idiom
—used to say that it is unusual or surprising that something happened in or is true about a particular place
She met her future husband in a grocery store, of all places.
Examples of of all places in a Sentence
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Watch this video to learn why customers are flocking to Costco — of all places — to buy precious metals.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
The Hills stumbled on a restaurant, in a mall of all places, that earned a Michelin guide shout-out seven years ago.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Why, of all places, would South Florida need someone focused solely on heat?
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Ghana, of all places, is a major growth market for the NFL, and featured in an inspiring 2-minute spot aired in the Super Bowl, highlighting growth in the game around the globe and the search for international talent.
—Jon Bird, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
The younger Harbaugh was returning the favor after John Harbaugh showed up to the national championship game to watch the Wolverines and Jim beat Washington, 34-13, to complete the perfect season on Jan. 8 in, ironically, Houston of all places.
—Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Other newspapers’ nicknames for her — the California nightingale, the California skylark — were not just about her immense vocal range, but about the wonder and novelty that California, of all places, could claim such a woman.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
In South Dakota, of all places, eighty-four per cent of in-state electricity is now generated by renewable resources.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
And just imagine, now that Taylor Swift is headed to the Super Bowl to see her new boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his Kansas City Chiefs, play the San Francisco 49ers, what the economic impact will be, in Las Vegas of all places.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
The Hills stumbled on a restaurant, in a mall of all places, that earned a Michelin guide shout-out seven years ago.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
Why, of all places, would South Florida need someone focused solely on heat?
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Ghana, of all places, is a major growth market for the NFL, and featured in an inspiring 2-minute spot aired in the Super Bowl, highlighting growth in the game around the globe and the search for international talent.
—Jon Bird, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
The younger Harbaugh was returning the favor after John Harbaugh showed up to the national championship game to watch the Wolverines and Jim beat Washington, 34-13, to complete the perfect season on Jan. 8 in, ironically, Houston of all places.
—Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Other newspapers’ nicknames for her — the California nightingale, the California skylark — were not just about her immense vocal range, but about the wonder and novelty that California, of all places, could claim such a woman.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
In South Dakota, of all places, eighty-four per cent of in-state electricity is now generated by renewable resources.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
And just imagine, now that Taylor Swift is headed to the Super Bowl to see her new boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his Kansas City Chiefs, play the San Francisco 49ers, what the economic impact will be, in Las Vegas of all places.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
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