womenfolk

Example Sentences

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But the womenfolk in town were way ahead of them.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

I’m fairly certain womenfolk everywhere saw themselves in that statement and felt something deep inside their souls.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

There is something of the medieval battle convention to this; when a knight is vanquished, all his womenfolk just have to spontaneously join a nunnery, or become vowesses.

From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2017

"We had grown up having buffaloes in our cattle pen and had watched the womenfolk condense leftover milk over a low flame. What he didn't know was the exact recipe, the spices."

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2017

“There’s truth to that. I never see her in the company of other womenfolk, and she has about as much luck with men as ...” He paused, groping for a comparison.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss