Usage examples (31)

• So every one of the townsfolk is a "shareholder" rather than a "resident".
• What unsettled the minds of the townsfolk was the failure of the Rajah's boats to act at the decisive moment.
• But now, alas! we no sooner saw the town than we heard the bells and trumpets calling the townsfolk and men-at-arms to be on their ward.
• In fact, Margaret Sinclair's sudden stinginess and indifference to her townsfolk was the common wonder and talk of every little gathering.