sweeten

Example Sentences

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According to Hunter, jury members had made up their minds before the remaining three castaways even had a shot to sweeten their chances at the final tribal council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

New, massive ships filled with amenities and private islands helped sweeten the deal.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Returning to either tour requires eating a slice of humble pie and, for some, paying a fortune to sweeten the deal.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Officials decided to sweeten the pot by offering to export the “Taiwan model” of high-tech industrial clusters to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The last time I visited my abuela, she had a big cone of piloncillo that we’d chip off into our coffee to sweeten it.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez