sweeten
verb (used with object)
to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
will sweeten
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future tenseof sweeten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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To harvest, wait until after the first light frost, which will sweeten their flavor, then pull hips off the plant or clip them using scissors or pruners.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
He kisses her lightly, and the onlookers, wanting more, chant a traditional local wedding toast: “Bitter! Bitter!” — a nod to the maxim that, if something is bitter, a kiss will sweeten it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
There could be a bidding war — Frontier declined to say Wednesday whether it will sweeten its offer now that JetBlue has jumped in.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
Unilever has not said if it will sweeten its rejected offer, but according to the Bloomberg news agency the company has held talks with its banks about additional financing for a increased bid.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2022
Cry, and they answer: commune with your soul, And they send counsel: weep with rainy grief, And these will sweeten you your bitterest tears.
From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 by Emma Lazarus
