- past participle of wake.
woken
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Woken up by two toddlers jumping on my head.
From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2018
Woken to find that we're just a fiver off £142,000!
From Time • Sep. 9, 2016
Woken by the crashing of timbers, she grabbed her two children and got out just in time.
From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2011
Woken up this morning with a Brit besides my bed, I am over the moon and so chuffed.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2010
Woken by the Infant, who had relieved Angelo, at 6.
From Servants of the Guns by Jeffery, Jeffery E.
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