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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And Artyom Levshunov is kind of a soft-spoken guy.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
When Blackstone played the song, Junie performed her spoken-word segment on the tune, and then joined her mom on the track’s end.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, one of the notable things about him in his fighting days was his brutality in the ring, and his soft-spoken demeanor outside it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
In the past year, OpenAI and Anthropic have enabled their chatbots to conduct spoken conversations without sounding overly robotic.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
When Blackstone played the song, Junie performed her spoken-word segment on the tune, and then joined her mom on the track’s end.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
In fact, one of the notable things about him in his fighting days was his brutality in the ring, and his soft-spoken demeanor outside it.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
In the past year, OpenAI and Anthropic have enabled their chatbots to conduct spoken conversations without sounding overly robotic.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoken. Accessed 23 Oct. 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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