overripe

Example Sentences

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More than 125 years on, the newly reopened villa still feels overripe in the best way: rich, heady and slightly dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

I learned the many shades of stink — from barnyard funk to gym sock to overripe fruit — and how to spot the difference.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025

Workers on trucks tipped 120 tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street of the town for participants to throw.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

In the backyard, an orange tree hangs heavy with overripe fruit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

He nibbled at some stalks of grass, then, delicately, his lips rolled back over his teeth, picked a few overripe raspberries from a low bush.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford