ripeness
Example Sentences
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And they come in a myriad of shades — a red hue doesn’t always indicate ripeness.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Its tone suggests sumptuous ripeness from the top of its range to bottom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Another prototype is an autonomous drone that uses vision algorithms to detect ripeness and grippers to pick the fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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
His expression had the insouciance and arrogance of the carnivore, for there was nothing in his demeanor where one could detect a glimmer of civilized ripeness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
