How to Use ripe in a Sentence

ripe

adjective
  • The apples are nearly ripe.
  • Pick yours while the deal is ripe.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
  • All of it is ripe for meme-ing.
    — Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The stage was ripe for nerves, at the very least.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Collect seeds from a ripe lemon.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 June 2026
  • This deal is ripe for the picking!
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This deal is ripe for the picking.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • This deal is ripe for the picking!
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This deal is ripe for the picking!
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This feels ripe for trade rumors.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Now that's a deal ripe for the picking!
    — PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Talk about a show ripe for an update, though.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Stick with fresh, ripe ones for the best texture.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
  • This will make that area ripe for the threat of avalanches.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In some ways, the moment may have been ripe for change.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Freeze ripe mango slices or cubes for up to six months.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And that’s such a ripe age for a teenager to go through.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • If there’s still a green cast, the melon isn’t ripe yet.
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • How to pick a ripe cantaloupe 1.
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Red, ripe tomatoes can yield seeds ready to grow your next crop.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Anyone would not have been at their best, alone at his ripe age.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Start with ripe fruit, and cut the flesh into slices or cubes.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Soon the pears will be ripe; then things will be better again.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Its name describes the way its seeds shoot out of its pods when ripe.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • From there, all of the club’s goals will be ripe for the taking.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The floors smelled of bleach, but a ripe smell of men’s bodies filled the air.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Opponents say the law can be ripe for abuse.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Gather the fruit from the ground or shake the tree to knock off the ripe fruits.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The landscape is ripe for something new to take hold.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The art section of most thrift shops is ripe for the picking.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 May 2026

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