ripe age
Example Sentences
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I opened Sorella at the ripe age of 21 and didn't know the first thing about running a business so during those years I definitely learned a lot through its successes and failures.
From Salon • May 2, 2024
It’s certainly still possible to contribute to a Roth account at the ripe age of 35.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2023
At the ripe age of 15, Sawayama walked into her kitchen one morning and announced she was done having puberty.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
“Now at the ripe age of 34, I’ve kind of brought it down,” Toliver said smiling.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2021
Consider a resident of Berlin, born in 1900 and living to the ripe age of one hundred.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
