overripe

Example Sentences

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More than 125 years on, the newly reopened villa still feels overripe in the best way: rich, heady and slightly dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Knowing what to look for will ensure you choose ripe, flavorful peaches rather than disappointing, overripe or green peaches.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

But you can apply the method to all sorts of odds and ends, making kraut from kale scraps or hot sauce from overripe chiles.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

These are drawn using a medium that combines “gross but beautiful” overripe figs she found splattered on sidewalks, then pressed with crayon, iron powder and salt.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

I realized she had transported homemade food thousands of miles, all the way from Korea, and the stench of overripe kimchee shot up through the cardboard flaps and I nearly dropped the whole thing.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee