1
: delivered by word of mouth : oral
2
: characterized by speaking in (such) a manner
—used in combination
soft-spoken
plainspoken
Examples of spoken in a Sentence
a spoken agreement is too easily broken
a politician who knows the power of the spoken word
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In spoken testimonies at the hearing, Talise's mother and older sister detailed the grief their family experienced since the crash, and urged the judge to give Sykes a longer confinement sentence.
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Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
The program will combine musical performance with spoken commentary and will talk about the tradition in a broader historical context.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
But merely existing as a collection of images is not enough for emoji to be called a script, since all of those other examples served as visual representations of spoken languages (Akkadian, Old Egyptian, and Old Chinese respectively), while emoji are still unmoored from any spoken equivalents.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
Has anyone listened more intently than Leonard to the infinite bandwidths of spoken English?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025
The program will combine musical performance with spoken commentary and will talk about the tradition in a broader historical context.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
But merely existing as a collection of images is not enough for emoji to be called a script, since all of those other examples served as visual representations of spoken languages (Akkadian, Old Egyptian, and Old Chinese respectively), while emoji are still unmoored from any spoken equivalents.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
Has anyone listened more intently than Leonard to the infinite bandwidths of spoken English?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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“Spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoken. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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spoken
adjective
spo·ken
ˈspō-kən 
1
: given by or using speech
a spoken message
the spoken language
2
: speaking in a specified manner
soft-spoken
plainspoken
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