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.
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Image The couple met at — of all places — a festival called Spirit of Love in Maryland in the fall of 2010.
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Marissa R. Moss, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
And here the Fab Four were in Rotterdam of all places, the home of Feyenoord, unleashed as a quartet for the first time.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Our personal confirmation came from X, of all places, when a friend on the East Coast forwarded a video of someone surveying our neighborhood damage from their car.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
The announcement came in a lotion ad, of all places.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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Marissa R. Moss, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
And here the Fab Four were in Rotterdam of all places, the home of Feyenoord, unleashed as a quartet for the first time.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Our personal confirmation came from X, of all places, when a friend on the East Coast forwarded a video of someone surveying our neighborhood damage from their car.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
The announcement came in a lotion ad, of all places.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Of all places.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20places. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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