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Ripens is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ripens in a sentence

Related words

Ripens | Ripen | Ripening | Ripened

Ripens meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of ripen

Using Ripens

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of ripen
  • In the example corpus, ripens often appears in combinations such as: fruit ripens, it ripens, which ripens.

Context around Ripens

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fruit 3× crop 1× tobacco 1× plantain 1× gradually 1× normally 1× caprifig 1×

Often after:

mid 1×

Sentence patterns with Ripens

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

a caprifig ripens another caprifig 1× as it ripens 1× each fruit ripens at its 1× france which ripens the grapes 1× fruit ripens mid to 1× it normally ripens up to 1× man gradually ripens into a 1× perhaps it ripens a bit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the plantain 1× each peach must 1× fruit ripens mid 1× it began a 1× it normally ripens 1× the crop ripens 1×

Common sentence endings:

a carnival concessionaire 1× and the mistral 1× as it ripens 1× dark green foliage 1× just like bananas 1× mid summer feast 1×

Words around Ripens

Just before it in the word index:

ripening 73 ripeness 33 ripened 25 ripen 81 ripemd 6 ripely 2

Just after it in the word index:

riper 8 ripert 4 ripest 2 ripeto 2 ripio 3 ripjaws 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Ripens

  • In this selection, "ripens" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fruit, crop, tobacco and mid stand out and add context to how "ripens" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a caprifig ripens another caprifig and as it ripens. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ripens" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ripens

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

It normally ripens up to two weeks earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon. (11 words)

When a caprifig ripens, another caprifig must be ready to be pollinated. (12 words)

The crop ripens and is removed from fields faster and yields good harvests. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

It began a series starring Ed and Ambrose Hunter, and depicts how a young man gradually ripens into a detective under the tutelage of his uncle, an ex–private eye now working as a carnival concessionaire. (36 words)

The wines of Provence are grown under demanding conditions; hot weather and abundant sunshine (Toulon, near Bandol, has the most sunshine of any city in France) which ripens the grapes quickly; little rain, and the mistral. (36 words)

There are several different kinds of potatoes: the most appreciated is the new potato, a potato which ripens in early summer, and is enjoyed at the traditional mid-summer feast. (30 words)

Example sentences (13)

The crop ripens and is removed from fields faster and yields good harvests.

Each peach must maintain a little firmness so the fruit ripens just as it reaches buyers on the Front Range without going past its prime.

The harvest is also labor intensive, as each fruit ripens at its own pace, necessitating harvesters to check the plants daily.

The variations may be subtle (perhaps it ripens a bit earlier), or it may wears its diversity like a badge (a multicoloured cob of corn, say).

Tobacco ripens from the ground up, so you had to pick the leafs from the bottom nodes.

As the plantain ripens, it becomes sweeter and its colour changes from green to yellow to black, just like bananas.

Fruit ripens mid to late winter and always crops very heavily, making a spectacular display against the dark green foliage.

It began a series starring Ed and Ambrose Hunter, and depicts how a young man gradually ripens into a detective under the tutelage of his uncle, an ex–private eye now working as a carnival concessionaire.

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It normally ripens up to two weeks earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon.

There are several different kinds of potatoes: the most appreciated is the new potato, a potato which ripens in early summer, and is enjoyed at the traditional mid-summer feast.

The time of harvesting is a crucial decision because the grape quickly begins to lose acidity as it ripens.

The wines of Provence are grown under demanding conditions; hot weather and abundant sunshine (Toulon, near Bandol, has the most sunshine of any city in France) which ripens the grapes quickly; little rain, and the mistral.

When a caprifig ripens, another caprifig must be ready to be pollinated.

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Common combinations with ripens

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ripens" in a sentence?
An example: "The crop ripens and is removed from fields faster and yields good harvests." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ripens" from authentic English texts.
What does "ripens" mean?
Ripens means: third-person singular simple present indicative of ripen
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