ripeness
Example Sentences
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Customs and Border Protection before being placed in customers’ hands—hopefully all within about seven days, which is roughly how long the fruit stays at peak ripeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Its tone suggests sumptuous ripeness from the top of its range to bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Tesco is trialling avocado ripeness scanners and fans of the fruit are divided over whether it is a shopping hack or if a squeeze test should suffice.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Some parts gleam carmine, a reminder of summer’s first ripeness; other parts thin to ember-orange, where the flesh has given itself up to time.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025
The pears they let hang On the limb because if they plucked them, they would be gone from there and who else would see that ripeness if they took it away for themselves?
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
