unripe
Example Sentences
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A short distance away from Al-Louh, a group of farmers was harvesting eggplants even though they were still unripe, knowing they probably wouldn’t get another chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tomatoes, for example, grow in clusters, which means a robot must carefully select ripe fruit while leaving unripe ones untouched.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
"It was unripe — there was no action by the EPA that Louisiana could challenge," said Kron.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2023
A jolt of dried unripe grapes and two fistfuls — exactly two — of cilantro, and the soup is done, he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
“Oh, bluster. I keep forgetting my symbol is a basket of unripe fruit. Why doesn’t the spring wind get more credit? Summer has all the fun.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
