How to Use of all people in a Sentence

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  • A lot of the fun is supplied by Vince Vaughn, of all people.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The film stars, of all people, Hugh Grant, who is said to have an amazing turn as a villain in the film.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Could Jimmy Carter, of all people, be the savior of the shuttle?
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • And their voice of reason, of all people, is Draymond Green.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • This is the same Austin Peay team that had 49 points hung on it a week ago by Southern Illinois of all people.
    — Bran Strickland | , al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Not long after the Globes, Short clarified to Bill Maher — of all people — that the two were just friends.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Texting at a light is against the law for a reason, and a police officer of all people should know not to do it.
    — Michael Boyle, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
  • More than half of all people charged have pleaded guilty to federal charges.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • This rally is a call to engage our community in a movement to fight for the lives of women and to fight for the human rights of all people.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, only two rappers have ever paid me back: Everlast (my best friend, no less), and of all people, ODB.
    — Dante Ross, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Authorities blurred out the faces of all people in the videos, shielding their identities.
    — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Sheryl, of all people, kicks in a gift of her own: a major leg up for Team Good in the impending apocalypse.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 July 2024
  • Between 10% and 15% of all people who fall ill end up dying of the disease even with antibiotic treatment, the CDC said.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 June 2023
  • This represents Elon Musk, of all people, getting to attach a device to a human brain.
    — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 25 May 2023
  • From there, the conflict escalates: Miguel jumps in to defend Robby and ends up fighting Axel, then Gunther, of all people, gets hit hard in the face and knocked to the floor.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Over one-third of all people who visited the warming center stayed for just a single night, according to Scott.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • More than half of all people who menstruate experience cramps a few days each month.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But now there was this developer in his DMs — a 16-year-old high school student, of all people — linking him to a prototype.
    — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Butcher works for the government, supervised by Hughie of all people.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
  • About 10% of all people attending are coming from Ecuador, said Epstein.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • By midseason, veteran right guard Greg Van Roten of all people — who had only signed with the team at the start of training camp — was standing up after games speaking to the rest of the team.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • According to a study released in June, nearly a third of all people who are unhoused in the United States live in California.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Boyd, of all people, ought to be empathetic to Acosta’s panic, terror and plight—not yell at her and almost attack her.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Globally, 22% of all people aged 50 or older have Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Clec, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Garland, of all people, jabbed at Calvin Pickard when the Oilers goalie had the puck covered midway through the second period, which ignited a scrum behind the net.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • With these concerns, many fail to realize that at the soul of democracy is access and equal representation of all people in a group.
    — Izayah Ringfield, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Nearly half of all people 12 and older listen to podcasts at least once a month, according to Edison Research.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
  • But the biggest moment of the whole episode belongs to Colby, of all people, probably the most endearing and least offensive ranch hand (as well as the one Black character for most of the show).
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Palestinian and Israeli lives — and the lives of all people globally — matter equally.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The fund hopes to serve the long-term needs of all people impacted, including employees and other shoppers at the mall Saturday, a CFT spokesperson said.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 8 May 2023

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