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Overripen in a sentence

Overripen meaning

To ripen too much; to become overripe.

Using Overripen

  • The main meaning on this page is: To ripen too much; to become overripe.
  • In the example corpus, overripen often appears in combinations such as: quickly overripen.

Context around Overripen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quickly 2×

Often after:

once 1×

Sentence patterns with Overripen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bananas quickly overripen but we 1× to quickly overripen once it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a characteristic of 1× sure bananas quickly 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few days 1× also at blame 1×

Words around Overripen

Just before it in the word index:

overripe 9 overriding 158 overrides 33 override 300 overridden 42 overrepresented 26

Just after it in the word index:

overrode 32 overrule 68 overruled 119 overrules 9 overruling 20 overrun 271

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Overripen

  • In this selection, "overripen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quickly and once stand out and add context to how "overripen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bananas quickly overripen but we and to quickly overripen once it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overripen" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overripen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sure, bananas quickly overripen, but we, the consumers, are also at blame. (12 words)

A characteristic of the Merlot grape is the propensity to quickly overripen once it hits its initial ripeness level, sometimes in a matter of a few days. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

A characteristic of the Merlot grape is the propensity to quickly overripen once it hits its initial ripeness level, sometimes in a matter of a few days. (27 words)

Sure, bananas quickly overripen, but we, the consumers, are also at blame. (12 words)

Example sentences (2)

Sure, bananas quickly overripen, but we, the consumers, are also at blame.

A characteristic of the Merlot grape is the propensity to quickly overripen once it hits its initial ripeness level, sometimes in a matter of a few days.

Common combinations with overripen

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overripen" in a sentence?
An example: "Sure, bananas quickly overripen, but we, the consumers, are also at blame." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "overripen" from authentic English texts.
What does "overripen" mean?
Overripen means: To ripen too much; to become overripe.
How many example sentences with "overripen" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "overripen", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.