folks

Example Sentences

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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

Last month, Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy said that his company’s chips business “continues to grow rapidly and is larger than what a lot of folks thought.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Perhaps not in the key some of us wanted to hear but then, some folks find mockingbirds annoying, too.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"Certainly in my country folks at the moment have a lot less money to go overseas. For the last three-four years they've tended to take more holidays at home," he says.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Some of the folks noticed Anna May and greeted her with fawning smiles, addressing her as Miss Wong.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu