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
In the morning, the sidewalk and pavement along Naomi Avenue are littered with crates of discarded melons, tomatoes and other overripe fruit, creating an ugly sight and putrid odor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
A condiment built for summer evenings, when everything feels a little overripe and golden at the edges.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 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
He was hiding in a tangle of thorns, each branch sagging with overripe berries.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
