- past participle of speak.
spoken
Example Sentences
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The brothers aren’t known to have spoken in years, and haven’t been photographed together since King Charles’s coronation in 2023, when Harry sat several rows behind his older brother at Westminster Abbey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Earlier this week, he told reporters that he had spoken with Mullin, who “committed to me that they will not be building a wall or a fence in Big Bend National Park.”
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Once when young, Sorcinelli met the former Robert Prevost -- the birth name of Pope Leo -- then just an Augustinian priest, but the men have not spoken since, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
In case we didn’t get it, these themes and lessons are spoken out loud by Jane in big declarative speeches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Because Ivy hadn’t actually spoken those words, Josie couldn’t protest, But won't he understand when I can actually tell him the truth?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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