folks

Example Sentences

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The hardest letters to answer are those from folks who have not saved and left it to their 40s or 50s, only to realize they’re running out of runway to reach a comfortable retirement.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"You can't go complaining that houses are $1m because they aren't. They're $500,000 or $600,000 but the young folks don't want to live 35km from Melbourne," he says.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

And then there’s a group of folks on the outskirts that are just hanging out because their pals are there, and so someone’s going to come in with an in-joke or a snappy line.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“These are the folks Tom needs to listen to.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Have you heard folks talking about Mr. Abraham Lincoln there?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan