sweeten
verb (used with object)
to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
have sweetened
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present perfectof sweeten.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Officials at all three companies note that they have sweetened pay offers and offered numerous other concessions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
Jamie Thorpe, Phaidon's head of Hong Kong, says some financial firms "desperate to hire" have sweetened their offers with buyouts, guaranteed bonuses, hefty living allowances and inflated job titles ensuring higher base salaries.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2021
Producer Chris Blackwell might have sweetened their sound for white ears, but you could never accuse the Wailers themselves of sugaring their message.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2020
Superhero movies have sweetened the experience with post-credit scenes that make sitting through the names a little less tedious.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
In all the States the usual course has been for wheat to follow stockraising, after the latter have sweetened and improved the soil, making it more compact and suitable for cultivation.
From Wheat Growing in Australia by Australia. Dept. of External Affairs
