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Meanings of overripe in English
Usage of overripe in English
1
From the facts that I did have, something smelled of overripe seafood.
2
Plants that are overripe are inferior to those that are cut early.
3
He reminded you of a flower fully blown or of fruit overripe.
4
The spaces were carefully packed with overripe peapods and two-foot runner beans.
5
Awakening, he finds his crops overripe and wasted by neglect and decay.
6
Her breasts thrust with overripe grandeur at the wash-faded shirt she wore.
7
Her swollen fingers bunched, like overripe fruit born of her bound hands.
8
Against the burgundy velvet, her face looked rather like an overripe plum.
9
The sky was pewter, the thunderheads dark and fat as overripe plums.
10
For Chiquita's owners, the overripe deal preferred by the board lost its appeal.
11
When tomatoes aren't in season, try using a not-overripe mango instead.
12
Whenever you have overripe bananas, this muffin recipe will prevent wastage.
13
The mind drops them as a branch drops its overripe fruit.
14
My vegetable garden is brimming over with overripe tomatoes and zucchini.
15
It is overripe, water-soaked currants that break up families and demolish household gods.
16
Fruit should be sound, firm and not overripe and carefully prepared.
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United States of America
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