sweeten
Example Sentences
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They agreed to waive the home inspection, a common tactic to help buyers sweeten their offers to sellers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
To sweeten the deal: “I’ll cook for him. I would make him all his favorite dishes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
"Daddy, take this to sweeten things a little," reads the blue ink.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
If Warner Bros. decides the Paramount bid is ultimately better, Netflix will have four days to decide whether it wants to sweeten its proposal or walk away.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
If they were lucky, and the birds didn’t steal too many of them, the sunshine would shrink and sweeten the firm globes into rich bits of chewy deliciousness.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.