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.

Examples of of all things in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also the surprisingly interesting National Sporting Library & Museum, which boasts an on-brand collection of paintings and sculptures of all things equine. —Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 21 July 2024

Napalm girl being attacked from the sky by an American jet, of all things. —Constance Grady, Vox, 15 July 2024

After an online hoax accusing the pop star of being — of all things — a cannibal began to take off on social media, the actor took to X to set the record straight Thursday (July 11). —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 July 2024

That is because that is when the network, as well as their sister network Hallmark Mystery, become nonstop broadcasters of all things holly, jolly, and merry thanks to Countdown to Christmas. —Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 11 July 2024