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.
  • Well folks, she's done it again.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
  • That's all for me this week, folks!
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That's all from me this week, folks!
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What’s that folk tale theme for you?
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s what has some folks fired up.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All right, that's all from me, folks!
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Please, folks, don’t try this at home.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Seem like a good group of folks to you?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Lots of drunk folks eat there all the time.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Just the thought of it makes folks feel queasy.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • And those folks aren’t known to be cheap hires.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s help those Black folks out.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • And how do the front-of-house folks treat you?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
  • And how did the front-of-house folks treat you?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • So those are folks that just jump off on the radar for me.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Kathy and Greg put all their trust in these folks.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The siren may not be heard by folks indoors.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • These folks need more than housing.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gotta have a good villain, folks.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 June 2026
  • Good news for all the married folks out there!
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What kind of meal are folks planning with these?
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That's all from me today, folks!
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
  • And the folks out there are very cognizant of that.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • That may be good news for the upper-rung folks.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That is the headline here, folks.
    — Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That's called taking one for the team, folks.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

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