old folk
Example Sentences
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Out in the fields of the Jordan valley, Palestinian women still sing old folk songs as they harvest the olive groves.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
A declining labour force faces an increasing burden of looking after the rising numbers of old folk.
From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2022
Wong, of Los Angeles County, likened Newson’s proposal — and the idea that counties have extra money to implement it — to the old folk tale about making soup from a stone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2022
Americans “had to cling to something,” observed the writer Walter Weyl, and in the absence of their old folk customs or local institutions, “the temptation to cling to party became ruthless.”
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021
His bow glided back and forth, his fingers danced across the strings, and a lovely old folk song filled the room.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
