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
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As darkness fell, Price, sometimes with a guitar and sometimes a tambourine and sometimes just the mic, served as a fun bridge between the rootsy afternoon sound and the both increasingly folksy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Dave Matthews (and Tim Reynolds) and John Mellencamp.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
Throughout her life, Baez—now 84—has stayed true to her folksy-casual style.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
Throughout her life, Baez—now 84—has stayed true to her folksy-casual style.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for folksy
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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folksy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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