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Synonyms for folk
Synonyms: Noun
blood, clan, family, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe
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Examples of folk in a Sentence
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Folks say that house is haunted. Some folks think the law should be changed. a home for old folks the distinctive speech of folks from the South I'll be spending the holidays with my folks. His folks gave him everything a kid could want.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The City Guides folks, those public-spirited souls who wear red jackets and carry clipboards, were conducting another of their first-rate, free, the price-is-right tours of a San Francisco icon. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Step back in history at the Ferry Building, before the days of $5 coffee," 31 Aug. 2019 Now, though, the star is receiving major backlash from folks on Reddit who are concerned with her all-natural approach to skin care. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Teen Vogue, "Bella Thorne Shared How She Treats Acne Scars," 29 Aug. 2019 The result is a unique blend of soul, folk, and classical. — Tom Maxwell, Longreads, "Shelved: Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Album," 29 Aug. 2019 That’s right, folks: There is caffeine in your decaf. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Turns Out Decaf Coffee Has Caffeine, Which Feels Like a Betrayal," 29 Aug. 2019 Now, though, the star is receiving major backlash from folks on Reddit who are concerned with her all-natural approach to skin care. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Bella Thorne’s Lemon Juice Acne-Scar Treatment May Be Natural, But It’s Also Very Bad for Your Skin," 28 Aug. 2019 Two-story outhouses Crested Butte Like many high country folks, Crested Butte residents wrestled with getting to the outhouse on freezing nights in deep snow. — Tom Noel, The Know, "16 strange, spooky and (mostly) true Colorado stories to tell around a campfire," 24 Aug. 2019 Those first scenes of those folks on the floor in their uniforms—that was my background. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Obamas Hope to Empower Working-Class Stories, They Say in a Netflix Video," 21 Aug. 2019 Thankfully, the good folk on Twitter were quickly able to turn this sentiment around, making it funny once more. — SI.com, "ROFL: The Best Premier League Memes & Funnies of Matchweek 2," 20 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday. — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, "'Sense-driven' Bel Air Greek Festival this weekend to feature folk-dancing, new desserts," 13 June 2019 After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day. — Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Emerging Artist Series performers infuse youthful energy and soul into Summerfest," 3 July 2018 Programs such as soccer matches, a live animal show, free kids' activities, a book fair, folk art, and crafts, souvenirs and novelty items for sale will round out the festivities. — Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Hungarian Festival is largest in Ohio: Sun Postings," 26 Aug. 2017 Classical musicians usually refer to their instrument as a violin, and most folk players call it a fiddle. — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, "Syrah is like a violin, and shiraz is like a fiddle (but sometimes not)," 20 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'folk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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