all walks of life
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variants
or every walk of life
—used to refer to people who have many different jobs or positions in society —usually used with from
People from all walks of life came to the carnival.
Thousands of worshippers from every walk of life joined together in prayer.
—sometimes used with of or in in U.S. EnglishChildren of every walk of life attend this school.
people in all walks of life
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Kolisi's journey from a humble background to leading his country to victory resonated deeply with South Africans from all walks of life.
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Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Before the show even began, guests from all walks of life crammed into the room, from downtown fixtures like tattoo artist Mars Hobrecker, sculptor Miles Greenberg, and designer Willie Norris to bona fide Hollywood stars like Madonna, Tessa Thompson, Julia Fox, Kelsey Lu, and Indya Moore.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
For over a century, the group has united women from all walks of life to address critical community issues such as poverty, abuse, and women’s self-sufficiency.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
For instance, my design studio has a longstanding partnership with the Boca Raton Museum of Art, which has gone a long way to make the museum’s architecture more accessible to visitors from all walks of life.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Before the show even began, guests from all walks of life crammed into the room, from downtown fixtures like tattoo artist Mars Hobrecker, sculptor Miles Greenberg, and designer Willie Norris to bona fide Hollywood stars like Madonna, Tessa Thompson, Julia Fox, Kelsey Lu, and Indya Moore.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
For over a century, the group has united women from all walks of life to address critical community issues such as poverty, abuse, and women’s self-sufficiency.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
For instance, my design studio has a longstanding partnership with the Boca Raton Museum of Art, which has gone a long way to make the museum’s architecture more accessible to visitors from all walks of life.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all walks of life
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“All walks of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20walks%20of%20life. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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