overripe

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

“Boyfriend says it has aromatics of slightly overripe banana,” one Reddit user, leemoongrass, commented, adding, “It honestly isn’t that bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

I learned the many shades of stink — from barnyard funk to gym sock to overripe fruit — and how to spot the difference.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025

The process is simple: the overripe bananas are peeled, cut into small pieces, weighed, and mixed with sugar, yeast, raisins, water and covered with lemons.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

I was in the streets of Frell with my father when a man pelted him with an overripe tomato.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine