unripe

Example Sentences

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On a hot morning in mid-July at the community farm, a patch of lush green ringed by high-rise apartments, Oh inspected his bananas’ progress: still unripe but noticeably fatter.

From Los Angeles Times

Some Chinese consumers have complained that durians are arriving unripe.

From New York Times

"It was unripe — there was no action by the EPA that Louisiana could challenge," said Kron.

From Salon

Verjus is a slightly sweet and acidic drink made from young, unripe grapes, also used in cooking.

From Washington Times

They scrape out the flesh of the unripe fruit and squeeze the pulp in a rolled leaf to extract a milky white juice.

From Science Magazine