How to Use sweeten in a Sentence

sweeten

verb

• He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.
• He sweetened his cereal a little.
• Uber and Lyft have sought to sweeten the deal for drivers over the past year.
  — Preetika Rana, WSJ, 29 July 2022
• Top with a splash of milk, and add a couple of spoonfuls of sugar to sweeten it.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
• The course also has ice cream flights to sweeten your visit.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2022
• Store it the fridge for up to 2 weeks, and use it to sweeten anything from lemonade to iced tea to cocktails.
  — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• And to sweeten the news even more, all of these dresses are under $50.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2023
• To sweeten the deal even more, the plant's pretty green-and-silver leaves are shaped like hearts.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022
• Crushed lemon drop candies in the filling sweeten the deal.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2022
• But these gift ideas for dad will only sweeten the pot!
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 12 June 2022
• To sweeten the deal, this pair is a steal at 53 percent off at Amazon.
  — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
• Walmart's move to sweeten managers' pay could help counter the high rate of turnover in retail.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
• Once heavenly Venus joins the action on the 29th, life promises to sweeten up.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Sep. 2022
• The big question now is precisely how to sweeten the deal.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
• Free shipping is available to customers as a way to sweeten the deal.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• As luck would have it, the pullover is also on sale for 40 percent off, sweetening the deal.
  — Tanisha Pina, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
• Graham crackers bulk up the filling, which is sweetened with dates and maple syrup.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
• Last week, Uber rolled out new features to sweeten the deal for ride-share drivers.
  — Preetika Rana, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
• The bill is sweetened with gratis little chocolate and peanut butter sweets.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• And the milk tea, lightly sweetened by brown sugar, was pleasant enough.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023
• Rich floral and red fruit notes sweetened with honey and textured with hearty oak and brown spices.
  — The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
• Laudanum, even when sweetened with lavender, failed to calm her.
  — Miranda Seymour, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
• On offers fresh bottled soy milk at the shop, sweetened or unsweetened.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• Scenic views of the surrounding mountains from both inside and outside the house help sweeten the deal.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2023
• And to sweeten the deal, J.Crew is having a super sale in its clearance section right now.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
• Kristin Ess's rotating curling iron even comes with a blow-dry mist to sweeten the deal.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 11 Oct. 2023
• There’s a lemon tart on the list below, but here’s another one (it’s sweetened with honey).
  — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 31 Jan. 2024
• The wee-bit-spicy limeade also features fresh ginger and a drizzle of honey to sweeten things up.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2022
• To sweeten the deal, he’s built out the top floor of the building to soon house a bar, restaurant and meeting areas for employees.
  — Daniel Cancel, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
• Cakes were often sweetened with homemade jams, filled with wild berries and mountain fruits.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024