of all places
idiom
—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.
Examples of of all places in a Sentence
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The Dodgers finished the 2016 season with a series against the Giants in Oracle Park, which meant Scully’s farewell tour was going to wrap up in San Francisco of all places.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The European football championships kick off in Germany of all places tonight and Hollywood types may be keeping a keen eye out for breakout stars.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Following the recent attack on actor Steve Buscemi in Kips Bay of all places, Saturday Night Live addressed New York City’s latest hyper-specific crime trend: attacks on character actors.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Yet Florida, of all places,. made history on Saturday night by becoming the first U.S. state or Canadian province to host an NHL game in June for a fourth straight year.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Still, for this to have happened in Portland of all places is remarkable and telling, and ought to confirm for the remaining skeptics that, even in this fractious moment in our history, crime remains a fundamentally pre-political question.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2024
There is injustice and corruption, which is true of all places in the world.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024
The show is set, of all places, at a three-day Midwest business conference for packing supplies, where the hunky Bobby (Corey Cott) is torn between his rock-star dreams and corporate ambitions.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The Idea of You seems to have been buoyed by great word of mouth, out of South by Southwest of all places.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The European football championships kick off in Germany of all places tonight and Hollywood types may be keeping a keen eye out for breakout stars.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Following the recent attack on actor Steve Buscemi in Kips Bay of all places, Saturday Night Live addressed New York City’s latest hyper-specific crime trend: attacks on character actors.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Yet Florida, of all places,. made history on Saturday night by becoming the first U.S. state or Canadian province to host an NHL game in June for a fourth straight year.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
Still, for this to have happened in Portland of all places is remarkable and telling, and ought to confirm for the remaining skeptics that, even in this fractious moment in our history, crime remains a fundamentally pre-political question.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2024
There is injustice and corruption, which is true of all places in the world.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024
The show is set, of all places, at a three-day Midwest business conference for packing supplies, where the hunky Bobby (Corey Cott) is torn between his rock-star dreams and corporate ambitions.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
The Idea of You seems to have been buoyed by great word of mouth, out of South by Southwest of all places.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
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