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

A condiment built for summer evenings, when everything feels a little overripe and golden at the edges.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025

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

And, truth be told, this extremely simple recipe also works well even simpler, skipping the grilling-or-roasting step altogether, especially if your pears are tending toward overripe, which won’t hold up well to the heat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The leg was black and soft, like an overripe banana.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan