folks
Example Sentences
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Those folks might still be booing when they hear what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said saltily postgame: “Give me another option ... I can’t just say change him to low-leverage. I have to have options.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some folks want to delay claiming Social Security until they are 67 or even 70 in order maximize their monthly benefits and reduce reliance on investment withdrawals later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
For me, I was just thinking about, again, how we’ve had so many folks who were known for films now all of a sudden becoming television stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In one instance, an employee seeking information about shipping a product wrote, “Of course, I could ask several folks, but you are the best. Even if you don’t work here anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
You would not believe the fancy folks who stroll the streets of this fine city.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
