womenfolk

Example Sentences

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There’s a trope about “deceit” in the national conversation around transgender people — that we are somehow not what we appear to be, that we are going through the turmoil of transition not to find a sense of hard-won authenticity but instead as part of some kind of imaginary plot to harm the womenfolk.

From Washington Post

We’d celebrated the holiday in the manly way: dad in his jacket and tie and me in an itchy sweater, accompanying the womenfolk to church.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

Hmmmm: Why is it that the guys who look as though they’ve never so much as pushed a lawn mower are always the ones who want to saddle up and save the womenfolk?

From Washington Post

She joined the Womenfolk, which broke up after five albums and three appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

From New York Times