Example Sentences

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The best way to a bountiful harvest is to select a cultivar that will ripen in our Puget Sound climate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

There’s another way to classify fruit, too, depending on whether they will ripen after they are picked.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

In September, a reminder to rake the lawn and plant bulbs and a call to harvest; green tomatoes will ripen if placed in a paper bag with an apple or banana.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

The pollinated flowers will ripen into bright red fruits.

From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2012

“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