folks

Example Sentences

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Now, they are light and affordable enough for regular folks—regular folks who want to feel superhuman, that is.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The absurdist’s power rests in their ability to befuddle and bewilder, trusting the joke will land with the right folks and insult their target’s intelligence.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Then I started thinking about summer imagery: ‘Folks get down in the sunshine, folks get brown in the sunshine, just bees and things and flowers.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But he said his folks always encouraged him to pursue his dream - especially his father, who turned down a tennis scholarship in the US at the age of 20.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I’m talking about things so special, folks would travel all around the world to see them!”

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