Definition of SWEETEN

Examples of sweeten in a Sentence

He sweetened his cereal a little. He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.

Recent Examples on the Web Always shop for the money first, don't negotiate on the basis of monthly payments, and never be afraid to ask for a little more sugar to sweeten the deal. — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, "The Best Lease Deals on Two-Seaters and Hellcats for January 2020," 11 Jan. 2020 The Oracle of Omaha pledged $10 billion in financing, giving Hollub the firepower needed to sweeten her bid. — Matt Egan, CNN, "She went head-to-head with an oil company five times the size of her own. And won.," 10 Jan. 2020 Some brands are now using xylitol to sweeten their product. — Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Fireworks might make the fur fly!," 28 Dec. 2019 Unless Harris is going to take a big chunk of money out of his own pocket to sweeten the pot, that connection will not help the Giants, aside from his ability to give Zaidi a killer scouting report on the player. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants mailbag: Is there a plan? Plus Bumgarner, Castellanos, concessions," 24 Dec. 2019 To sweeten the pot, NBC pays for participants to shadow on up to three episodes before taking the reins. — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, "TV Director Lands "Break of a Lifetime" With NBC's Female Forward Initiative," 16 Dec. 2019 Today, Clear's $179 memberships are discounted $60 to just $119, with a $20 Amazon gift card thrown in to sweeten the deal. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Clear Memberships Are $60 Off for Cyber Monday," 2 Dec. 2019 The only trade scenario is if there is a team that needs to get to the salary-cap floor, and no doubt the Wings would have to sweeten such a deal with another player/prospect/draft pick. — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings mailbag: There's no way they bring back Mike Babcock, right?," 23 Nov. 2019 At $40, this pillow is more reasonably priced than some others—and Travelrest throws in accessories, such as memory foam earplugs and a removable cover for easy washing, to sweeten the deal. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, "The Top 10 Travel Pillows for the Best Sleep On-the-Go," 22 Oct. 2019

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“Sweeten.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeten. Accessed 26 January 2020.

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