just folks

Idioms

Friendly, unpretentious. For example, Politicians meeting the public like to pretend they are just folks, but that's not always true. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

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We think of this as the “Buzzy” round, a kind of viewing guide for awards-season followers or just folks who want hot tips for the best stuff on TV.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

“The fact that 70% of people get their way shows it’s not just folks with an 800 credit score” who can get lower rates.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

That struck me as definitely the predecessor of these influencers and women who clean on YouTube, in that their whole appeal was that they were just folks like you.

From Salon • May 9, 2021

“They’re just folks, whether they like or dislike the protests.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

But it wasn’t just folks back home who stood up and paid attention to what had just happened.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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