townsfolk
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of townsfolk
Example Sentences
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By the end of 2023, “Theo” had sold 3,000 copies, a respectable number for any book, let alone a quiet novel about a man who has conversations with assorted townsfolk about kindness and mercy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Fuchs hopes viewers also recognize the ways that fear desensitizes Derry townsfolk to the horrors in their midst.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
As the film trudges from his hospice bed to his youth, we’ll come to see that the doomed townsfolk have the same faces and mannerisms of people Chuck knew as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Before curious or superstitious townsfolk destroyed what evidence remained.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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