of all things
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—used to emphasize that the thing one is referring to is the thing one would least expect
The coach is making the entire football team take, of all things, ballet classes.
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As a huge fan of all things cheesy, saucy, and carb-centric, I was sold on the concept even before my first bite of this buzzy dinner idea.
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Notably, Zannini said Italian companies remain at the heart of all things Cosmoprof.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
How exactly did a movie about magicians, of all things, become a true Hollywood success story?
—Barry Levitt, Time, 15 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, the studio behind the pink-and-green publicity machine delivered an epic onslaught of all things Oz.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Notably, Zannini said Italian companies remain at the heart of all things Cosmoprof.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
How exactly did a movie about magicians, of all things, become a true Hollywood success story?
—Barry Levitt, Time, 15 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, the studio behind the pink-and-green publicity machine delivered an epic onslaught of all things Oz.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of all things
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