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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The due process rights of all people — not just citizens — in the United States have been well established by now.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Nia toasts as the cast has their first dinner in Hawaii, a truly hilarious thing for the cast of The Valley, of all people, to be toasting.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Free immigration: End mass deportations, defund ICE and respect the basic rights of all people to live peacefully.
—Mimi Robson, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
The Friends Across Borders agenda asserts that international boundaries can be managed in ways that promote the health, happiness and prosperity of all people, including the indigenous sovereign nations whose lands and peoples have been bisected by the creation of modern borders.
—John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Nia toasts as the cast has their first dinner in Hawaii, a truly hilarious thing for the cast of The Valley, of all people, to be toasting.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Free immigration: End mass deportations, defund ICE and respect the basic rights of all people to live peacefully.
—Mimi Robson, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
The Friends Across Borders agenda asserts that international boundaries can be managed in ways that promote the health, happiness and prosperity of all people, including the indigenous sovereign nations whose lands and peoples have been bisected by the creation of modern borders.
—John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Of all people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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