folks

Example Sentences

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“But right now, so many are displaced or were. It’s going to be harder for folks to come back to that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

These are the folks who build the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“The guy ended up buying a top-of-the-line computer system with all the accessories totaling about $20,000. The other sales folks were a bit ticked.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

My hair loss isn’t as severe as it is for folks with more aggressive alopecia, but it’s still tough to live with.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

How spirits had clocks in the afterlife, or why dead folks would need to know the time was not questioned.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock