folksiness
- a word derived from folksy.
Example Sentences
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Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
In 2008, John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who entranced the GOP elites with her good looks and her plain-spoken, rural folksiness, seemed to be their dream come true.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
When I finally exited the interstate and visited downtown, which has a very walkable 23-block commercial core lined mostly with historic, two-story brick buildings, I found a rough-edged folksiness I fell in love with.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019
Sam Rockwell finds a funny, relaxed folksiness in George W. Bush, and Tyler Perry is effective as a concerned Colin Powell.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2018
He conveys the smooth and slightly cloying folksiness of someone who has been around a lot of politicians.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2018
