sweeten
verb (used with object)
to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
sweetens
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present tense formof sweeten (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It may also offer them a cut of the spoils from a tolled Strait, but that hardly sweetens the foul deal for the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Here is how the deal sours for Netflix and sweetens for Paramount.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
Freewheeling assessments of the gaming industry have attracted millions of fans to the YouTube reviews of the personality nicknamed Dunkey, whose self-deprecating humor sweetens his critiques of popular video games.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
The skin and butter brown, the garlic sweetens, the bird infuses with the nutty flavors of the cheese.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
“Best in Isfahan. Her hand sweetens the honey itself.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
