folksier; folksiest
Examples of folksy in a Sentence
an entertainer with a folksy manner
a folksy manner that gives television viewers the feeling that they're visiting with a friend for an hour
Recent Examples on the Web
At the traditional coaches pregame press conference Sunday, Dykes was in two-minute offense mode, blending insight with a folksy nature.
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Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
Leach was beloved by fans and the media for his folksy attitude and blunt interviews.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022
Feels like a series finale with all of the folksy wisdom coming out of everybody’s mouth.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2022
Palin, a former mayor of her hometown Wasilla, made a splash in conservative politics after bursting onto the national stage in 2008 with her folksy demeanor and zingy one-liners.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2022
Kuralt had occasionally called Mr. Welsch over the years for folksy dispatches from the Great Plains, with Mr. Welsch sharing homespun snippets from the coffee shop or farm stands.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Bard of conflicted white guys and dispenser of folksy wisdom, Saunders has made a career of old-fashioned morality tales green-screened with photogenically fantastical inventions.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
Gone were folksy recipes for preserves and cheerful advice about bedbugs.
—Lydia Moland, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
Her score has a folksy buoyancy that gives way to softer, more intimate reflections that reveal what makes each character tick.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2023
Leach was beloved by fans and the media for his folksy attitude and blunt interviews.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022
Feels like a series finale with all of the folksy wisdom coming out of everybody’s mouth.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2022
Palin, a former mayor of her hometown Wasilla, made a splash in conservative politics after bursting onto the national stage in 2008 with her folksy demeanor and zingy one-liners.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2022
Kuralt had occasionally called Mr. Welsch over the years for folksy dispatches from the Great Plains, with Mr. Welsch sharing homespun snippets from the coffee shop or farm stands.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Bard of conflicted white guys and dispenser of folksy wisdom, Saunders has made a career of old-fashioned morality tales green-screened with photogenically fantastical inventions.
—Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022
Gone were folksy recipes for preserves and cheerful advice about bedbugs.
—Lydia Moland, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
Her score has a folksy buoyancy that gives way to softer, more intimate reflections that reveal what makes each character tick.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folksy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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