of all places
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—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.
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The announcement came in a lotion ad, of all places.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Kill City Chili Curry powder is the stealth ingredient in this beef and kidney bean chili from ’90s cult teen magazine Sassy, of all places.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
So, Watson does just that, in Pittsburgh of all places.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Not everyone was friendly: Police officers harassed him, malcontents jeered, and his cross was stolen in — of all places — Assisi, Italy, where St. Francis had once lived.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Kill City Chili Curry powder is the stealth ingredient in this beef and kidney bean chili from ’90s cult teen magazine Sassy, of all places.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
So, Watson does just that, in Pittsburgh of all places.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Not everyone was friendly: Police officers harassed him, malcontents jeered, and his cross was stolen in — of all places — Assisi, Italy, where St. Francis had once lived.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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