- past participle of shake.
shaken
Example Sentences
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Nofziger suggests asking yourself, “Have I ever shaken this person’s hand or given them a hug?”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The roll out of capable, open-source AI systems and tools by Chinese labs has shaken Western markets and developers in recent years.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then in June, he was shaken when Clear Spring and Delaware Life disclosed that they had billions more than previously disclosed in affiliated assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It gave me somewhere to put my attention that was not the news, and it gave a shaken city a place to stand together and roar about something that would not break its heart.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
It feels so much worse than being shaken around in the Shake and Bake test.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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