ripe
Example Sentences
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But conditions in the camp are ripe for a disease passed on through close physical contact and bodily fluids.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Leaving a lasting legacy via a medium that’s only around 75 years old is not lost on Thater, who said video and film are ripe for innovation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
A bit more examination reveals that Rory’s heavily mortgaged ancestral manse is ripe for foreclosure, so the shrewd Birdie and a few new acquaintances step in with an unorthodox plan to stop such proceedings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
"Nineteen forty-one," says Helmuth, rolling over the feel of the numbers in his mouth, and for a moment the new year hangs there, ripe with hope and possibility.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing ripe
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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