folksy
Example Sentences
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An exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum offers a nuanced view of the artist, who became beloved for her folksy works during the final decades of her hardscrabble life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In arguing his case for punitive damages, Kaley's attorney Mark Lanier - a folksy Texas litigator - had shown the jury a jar of M&Ms.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The tighter scope and folksy approach — from a score with more spare acoustic guitar than sweeping orchestral numbers and an abundance of drab peasant rags over plush regal garb — is refreshing, at first.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
He was welcoming the crowds with folksy numbers he played on the instruments—washboard, harmonica, drums, cymbals—lashed to various parts of his body.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing folksy
Notes of a Native Son
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