Sentence examples for almost ripe from inspiring English sources

She had made a point of keeping the pile of loose-leaf manuscript pages — almost ripe for publication, she said proudly — by the front door, in case of an evacuation.

"The serviceberries are almost ripe in front of the Wal-Mart in Westminster," said Steve Allgeier, the Carroll County agent for the Maryland Cooperative Extension, at the University of Maryland.

SPICED PLUM COMPOTE WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE Time: 30 minutes 3 pounds almost ripe plums, either yellow or black 8 whole cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon About 1/2 cup sugar, depending on ripeness.

The time is almost ripe for audiences who want deeper, more valuable engagement.

Even if both economies are almost ripe for a trade war — Chinese exports are still slumping, the U.S. unemployment rate is still climbing — both governments have good reasons not to start one over tires.

It feels the size and shape of an almost ripe plum, with a cleft down the middle.

Yet Mr. García's chartreuse-yellow pome could masquerade as an almost-ripe pear.

We drank our fill, ate almost-ripe fruit and lay down to rest in the grass.

But, he added, the sign that went up in November was far less visible than the one originally planned because of its smaller size and muted color, which is that of an almost-ripe banana.

There was a whole strategy for keeping fruits and vegetables fresh: buying them at the last minute, in various stages of readiness -- unripe, almost-ripe, and those to eat immediately.

Whatever the case, as lovely as it is, "Madeline" feels almost agonizingly ripe for parody.