of all things
idiom
—used to emphasize that the thing one is referring to is the thing one would least expect
The coach is making the entire football team take, of all things, ballet classes.
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Petsch visited the annual celebration of all things fan culture to promote the The Strangers: Chapter 2, which picks up where Chapter 1 left off — with Petsch's Maya seemingly saved from the titular Strangers' demented attack, but with the menacing Scarecrow still hunting her down.
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Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 25 July 2025
The celebration of all things Ozzy featured sets from Metallica, Mastodon, Anthrax, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Gojira and Slayer, as well as a supergroup featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, the Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit, Judas Priest and Rage Against the Machine, among others.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 July 2025
For 75 years, Texans have seen orange-and-white stripes double as a beacon beckoning them to the land of all things burgers and patty melts.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
South Bay July 26 Impulse Universe, Anime Impulse, K-Play: A weekend of all things K-Pop and community.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
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Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 25 July 2025
The celebration of all things Ozzy featured sets from Metallica, Mastodon, Anthrax, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Gojira and Slayer, as well as a supergroup featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, the Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit, Judas Priest and Rage Against the Machine, among others.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 July 2025
For 75 years, Texans have seen orange-and-white stripes double as a beacon beckoning them to the land of all things burgers and patty melts.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
South Bay July 26 Impulse Universe, Anime Impulse, K-Play: A weekend of all things K-Pop and community.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for of all things
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“Of all things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20things. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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