Examples of use of ripe
1. "Conditions are not yet ripe," conditions will never be ripe.
2. The 14–1' exam system is now ripe for modernisation, ripe for renewal.
3. Once ripe, their shelf life is short, even when chilled.
4. Nowadays farmers hunt them for no good reason – the bats eat only ripe fruit, and modern–day farmers pick their fruit before it is ripe.
5. Those similarities created a ripe environment for a negative campaign.