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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Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The spoken narrative, with its spare, literary diction and vigorous precision, seems to add details and even scenes to the image-scape.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Greene is also a Grammy winner, having won in 2000 for the best spoken word album for children for his work on Listen to the Storyteller.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In addition to his first spoken message, Thielen shared a new post on Instagram about his return to Minnesota.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
The spoken narrative, with its spare, literary diction and vigorous precision, seems to add details and even scenes to the image-scape.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Greene is also a Grammy winner, having won in 2000 for the best spoken word album for children for his work on Listen to the Storyteller.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In addition to his first spoken message, Thielen shared a new post on Instagram about his return to Minnesota.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoken. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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