sweeten
verb (used with object)
to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
had sweetened
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past perfectof sweeten.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sources close to the new deal said the creditors had sweetened it with hundreds of millions in new money on top of the existing offer.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
There were signs that Wells Fargo’s board had sweetened the deal for Mr. Scharf.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2019
The company had sweetened its future prospects by carving off low-growth divisions, such as AOL and its magazine business, and spinning off its cable-TV provider, Time Warner Cable.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2016
Syngenta AG, the Swiss agricultural chemicals maker, was seen opening up more than 7 percent after a source said Monsanto Co. had sweetened its takeover offer, according to premarket indicators in Zurich.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2015
When I had entered he was sweeping the shop, and he had sweetened his labours by sweeping over me.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
