unripe

Example Sentences

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Tomatoes, for example, grow in clusters, which means a robot must carefully select ripe fruit while leaving unripe ones untouched.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

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 • Jul. 31, 2024

Leaves, twigs and unripe berries contain toxins that can cause nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

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

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2023

We filled our pockets with unripe oranges that were sour and unbearable to eat but the only source of food at our disposal, and we were on our way.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah