as in townsfolk
the people who live in a town or city
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Not that the townspeople, who treat him like some sort of true pariah, are much better.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Black townspeople and visitors to Natchez cast a warier eye on the spectacle of romanticizing this time in American history.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
One night, all of the kids from a specific classroom run away, and the townspeople become increasingly furious that the police have no leads.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Not that the townspeople, who treat him like some sort of true pariah, are much better.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Black townspeople and visitors to Natchez cast a warier eye on the spectacle of romanticizing this time in American history.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
One night, all of the kids from a specific classroom run away, and the townspeople become increasingly furious that the police have no leads.
—William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for townspeople
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townspeople. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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