folks

Example Sentences

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“These are folks who have exhausted all other avenues to employment, and we create a path forward,” said Maura Porcelli, senior director of workforce at the National Council on Aging.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"If my folks didn't move into the suburbs, then hands down I'm not playing soccer," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“It was much more convenient to those folks than going to downtown Los Angeles, or even to Hollywood,” Kuntz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Many of these folks are improperly enrolled, meaning they are receiving bigger subsidies than they would be eligible for based on their actual incomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The corn was tall and golden, and for once even poor folks like us felt like they might have cash in their pockets come fall.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney