- past participle of wake.
woken
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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The Belgian's comments came as Jonas Vingegaard was woken at 02:00 and race leader Tadej Pogacar at 05:00 local time for tests before Sunday's stage - in which the Dane crashed and broke his collarbone.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Herb Alpert walks up a long driveway at his rambling Malibu estate, wincing slightly after having woken up around 3 a.m. with a cramp in his left calf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Nomura analysts offer a deep dive into the semiconductor industry — and some bottlenecks that the market hasn’t even woken up to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The All Stars won, but learned Monday that Krug had gone to sleep and never woken up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
This seemed like the way the house got woken up.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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