of all people
idiom
—used to emphasize that a specified person is the person one most or least expect to do or know something
You, of all people, should know the answer to this.
My best friend, of all people, betrayed me.
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Webb threw his first cutter of the season in May against Shohei Ohtani, of all people, but seldom used the pitch during the summer.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Hercules - Guy Ritchie, of all people, is developing this one for Disney, which seems poised to be good based on that alone.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
How else to explain the arrival of Elon Musk, of all people, who has elevated the debt issue to the top of our national consciousness?
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
Stunned that Michael, of all people, was the one holdout among the judges.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Hercules - Guy Ritchie, of all people, is developing this one for Disney, which seems poised to be good based on that alone.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
How else to explain the arrival of Elon Musk, of all people, who has elevated the debt issue to the top of our national consciousness?
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
Stunned that Michael, of all people, was the one holdout among the judges.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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