of all things
idiom
—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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Mainly what did not work for me this season was, of all things, the theme song, stripped of its usual jaunty mischief.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
The Petersen Automotive Museum is a celebration of all things to do with automobiles and their long, colorful history.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Some shot to fame on TV (Elordi on Euphoria, Jordan on The Wire, Moura on Narcos, Sandler on Saturday Night Live and White on Shameless), another in movies (Hamill via a little film called Star Wars) and still another in, of all things, wrestling (Johnson).
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
In this world of super conference consolidation, there is too much appeasement of all things Big Ten and the SEC.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
The Petersen Automotive Museum is a celebration of all things to do with automobiles and their long, colorful history.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Some shot to fame on TV (Elordi on Euphoria, Jordan on The Wire, Moura on Narcos, Sandler on Saturday Night Live and White on Shameless), another in movies (Hamill via a little film called Star Wars) and still another in, of all things, wrestling (Johnson).
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
In this world of super conference consolidation, there is too much appeasement of all things Big Ten and the SEC.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for of all things
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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