folk

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The 10 songs on “The Line of Time and the Plane of Now” — each recorded in only one take — mix folk, soul and jazz, radiating innocence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s a lesson there, though, in the never-ending give and take between popular folk and commercial pop music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

While some members gravitate toward the album’s first track, “Body to Body,” which includes snippets of the traditional Korean folk song “Arirang” in it,” the more romantic “Swim” is pushed forward.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

If hip-hop is the folk music of the post-industrial age, then Slick Rick is it's Woody Guthrie.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

She couldn't stop thinking about the Aces and who they were and why people thought they had anything to do with Conjure folk.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton