ripe age
Example Sentences
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At the ripe age of 15, Sawayama walked into her kitchen one morning and announced she was done having puberty.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
When I first made the dish, I was the ripe age of 13 years old, and I assure you that I was the only 7th grader who would rush home to start cooking.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2021
Orchestrated when Irwin reached the ripe age of 90, such command is to be expected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2021
I have severe endometriosis and was told by my doctor at the ripe age of 17 that my chances of having children were extremely low.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2018
Consider a resident of Berlin, born in 1900 and living to the ripe age of one hundred.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
