How to Use ripe in a Sentence

ripe

adjective

• The apples are nearly ripe.
• Use berries that are on the edge of being too ripe, Kanell says.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• That’s the bulk of their diet until the berry crop gets ripe.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
• When the fruit is ripe, the pearls are crisp and crunchy, and explode like Pop Rocks in your mouth.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 12 Jan. 2024
• Your home is ripe for a makeover, and these sweet, fruity shades are just the ticket.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024
• To one politician, the time was ripe for a bold idea: a four-day workweek.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
• The climate for this hot strike spring and summer was ripe.
  — Hazlitt, 6 Dec. 2023
• The habanero is least ripe when green, and its taste a bit more bitter and acidic.
  — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• The fourth story is Valhalla: leather goods, and the air is ripe with the pheromones of bag lust.
  — Mike Albo, Town & Country, 1 Dec. 2022
• Also, make sure to have a ripe pineapple ready to cut up for this recipe.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
• The ripe dark berry notes are more bright orange and banana.
  — Tony Sachs, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• This wasn't the first time someone thought the artwork was ripe for picking.
  — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 1 May 2023
• Almost 70 years later, the shoe looks ripe for the picking.
  — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
• This time of year, cherry and grape tomatoes are the sweetest and most ripe.
  — Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• Here's how to do it yourself: Place a little vinegar and a chunk of very ripe fruit in a jar.
  — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
• Take two harvest pails to the garden—one for ripe fruit and one for rotten fruit.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
• Peaches: For this recipe, peaches that are ripe but still firm are best.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• This means that ripe fruit will raise your blood sugar more than a food with a low glycemic index.
  — Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
• This is ripe for abuse and people getting sick and trips to the emergency room.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2023
• There’s a special hell that is a ripe pimple cropping up in or around your nose.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Jan. 2024
• Allen and Maria’s son, Earnest Young, moved to Virginia after the death of his adoptive parents and lived to the ripe old age of 83.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
• That’s a district that is ripe to flip back to Democrats under the right conditions.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 2 May 2023
• The newest one is the Mandarin Basile, which smells like a ripe herb garden with notes of fig leaves and mandarin peel.
  — ELLE, 29 Aug. 2023
• Grab ripe bananas: The more ripe the bananas, the sweeter and more intense the banana flavor will be.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
• This is a bordeaux-style blend in the plush, ripe/sweet style popular in South Africa and Australia.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• The wines are ripe and concentrated, yet fresh and lively, and light on their feet.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
• The red wine vinegar dressing, heavy on the black pepper, balances the ripe fruitiness well.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 4 Aug. 2023
• Closer to the coast, the wind and dry air are creating ripe conditions for fires to spread.
  — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2023
• Fall has definitely descended upon Southeast Detroit, and the weekend's arts and entertainment options are ripe for picking.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
• Major moments, like championship games, are ripe for co-production opportunities, especially in video.
  — Sara Fischer, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024