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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He said co-operation in areas like defence had sweetened the relationship.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
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
Within 24 hours, Microsoft had sweetened its own parental leave policy, in what observers quickly interpreted as a response to Netflix’s opening salvo in the Silicon Valley talent wars.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 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
