ripen

Example Sentences

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Here, colgar tomatoes – hung on the vine to ripen slowly – are blended with good green arbequina oil and crystalline salt.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Trees heavy with fruits that ripen through the color spectrum as winter progresses are as much a Southern California holiday tradition as tamales and the Rose Parade.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

It makes our bananas ripen very fast and go to waste,” Ms Nkhana says.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

The durians are also less likely to ripen too quickly — and emit more odor — in the cooler night temperatures.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024

“They will ripen in a few days. Take them home with you. So you won’t forget us.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar