Meaning:
Very old age.
Examples:
- Sure they live to be a ripe old age, but when they look back on those long lives, what do they feel?
- Coffee's the best friend a man ever had, keeps you wide awake, helps you avoid trouble and gives you the strength to live to a ripe old age.
- At this ripe old age of 30, I've been thinking a lot about what it means to grow up in this horrible, beautiful time, and I've decided, for me, it's been a real journey and paradox.
- I love my parents very much. I hope they live to a ripe old age.
- Only if you want to live to a ripe old age.
- He lived to a ripe old age and he deserves his rest.
- I know three words that won't be in them: "ripe old age. "
- You are going to live a ripe old age
- I'm sure he was very happy and lived to a ripe old age.
- He'll probably live to a ripe old age.