How to Use folk in a Sentence
folk
noun- Some folks think the law should be changed.
- Folks say that house is haunted.
- I'll be spending the holidays with my folks.
- His folks gave him everything a kid could want.
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Well folks, she's done it again.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
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That's all for me this week, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
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That's all from me this week, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
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What’s that folk tale theme for you?
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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Here’s what has some folks fired up.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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All right, that's all from me, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
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All right, that's all from me, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
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All right, that's all from me, folks!
—Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
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Please, folks, don’t try this at home.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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Seem like a good group of folks to you?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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Lots of drunk folks eat there all the time.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Just the thought of it makes folks feel queasy.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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And those folks aren’t known to be cheap hires.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
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Let’s help those Black folks out.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
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And how do the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
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