ripeness
Example Sentences
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When AFP visited, he was climbing through rows of vines winding up the hill, collecting samples to test their ripeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Which means it would be subject to a similar ripeness argument and presumably fail at the Supreme Court.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
And they come in a myriad of shades — a red hue doesn’t always indicate ripeness.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Another prototype is an autonomous drone that uses vision algorithms to detect ripeness and grippers to pick the fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
His expression had the insouciance and arrogance of the carnivore, for there was nothing in his demeanor where one could detect a glimmer of civilized ripeness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
