- past participle of wake.
woken
Example Sentences
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Kelly O'Shea says she has woken from more than one operation to be told adequate resources were not available to do the procedure she needed.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
You’re not a true sports parent until you’ve woken up in the darkness to the magical patter of rain, and felt a joy you haven’t felt since your young athlete was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fed officials have now woken up to the inflationary part of the AI story.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
For more than four decades, Yuk Wong has woken up every day at 4 a.m. and cooked bacon from before the sun rises until closing time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Have you ever woken a pixie from its winter sleep? Foolish thing to do. We move them while they’re tired but not sleeping.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
