of all places

phrase

—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

Recent Examples on the Web

New York City and Chicago may be the American cities best known for their pizza, but another city — in Connecticut, of all places — has carved out its own slice of the pie. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

But a chance to play in England, at Wembley of all places, was a pretty convincing cherry on top. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

It was founded by Henry Herriman, who was born in 1804 in, of all places, Massachusetts. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Sam Rockwell, Marin Ireland, and Alfred Molina lead a buzzy revival of the Arthur Miller play — about a Red Hook longshoreman whose protectiveness toward his teenage niece metastasizes into violent obsession — at, of all places, La MaMa. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for of all places

• amylases
• commonplaces
• databases
• esterases
• fireplaces
• interfaces
• interspaces
• marketplaces
• pillowcases
• aces
• bases
• braces