How to Use ripe for abuse in a Sentence

ripe for abuse

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  • This is ripe for abuse and people getting sick and trips to the emergency room.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The pervasive use of the app in mainland China has made the app ripe for abuse.
    Grady McGregor, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • That set-up is ripe for abuse, criminal-justice advocates have long held.
    Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Legal experts are now warning the law is dangerously vague and ripe for abuse.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • System ripe for abuse Claustro’s case highlights a system that critics say is ripe for abuse.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • However, some officials have expressed concern that the lenient rules could be ripe for abuse by those looking to cut in line.
    Luke Money, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The prospect of a cash reward in return for completely anonymous information seems ripe for abuse.
    Tana Ganeva, The New Republic, 29 Oct. 2021
  • In an era when many women were dependent on men for everything from money to social standing, the situation was ripe for abuse.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Working conditions in this program are notoriously spotty and ripe for abuse.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
  • This procurement and contracting process was deeply flawed from the start as 35-year leases are ripe for abuse and expensive to taxpayers if not done right.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Civil liberties groups have said the process is ripe for abuse, though federal prosecutors frequently use it in drug and gambling cases.
    John Caniglia, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Opponents of ShotSpotter also said the idea of planting always-on microphones throughout a city is ripe for abuse.
    Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Horrified observers from the tech community pointed out the technology was also ripe for abuse by scammers.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 27 June 2022
  • Such searches can be legally permissible but are ripe for abuse, according to one prominent defense attorney.
    Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Absent federal regulation, the power to induce these informal placements was ripe for abuse.
    New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • And people’s willingness to send sensitive data over WhatsApp leaves the platform ripe for abuse as a blackmail platform.
    Albert Fox Cahn, Wired, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Abbott said mail ballots -- a topic that drew widespread attention because of the coronavirus outbreak during last year’s election -- remain ripe for abuse.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • But the embrace of cryptocurrencies has not been without controversy, and some observers fear the enthusiasm for digital coins is ripe for abuse.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But once an entity gains the ability to track nearly anyone, the technology can also be used to control and monitor movement, powers ripe for abuse.
    WIRED, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Varsity has come under scrutiny for allegedly fostering a cheerleading culture ripe for abuse.
    Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Ironically, the modeling world’s feeder status to Hollywood creates a climate ripe for abuse.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • At the same time, employees said, Signal is developing multiple tools simultaneously that could be ripe for abuse.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Miranda McClure said the state's legislative continuance privilege is ripe for abuse and should be reformed.
    Sarah Rankin, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
  • With massive government contracts signed on remarkably short timelines, critics say the government exposed itself to an environment ripe for abuse.
    Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The company has also faced scrutiny of its nationwide camera system, which many critics say is essentially a mass-surveillance network ripe for abuse.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Critics say these laws are vague, ripe for abuse, and go against the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the right to profess, practice, and propagate one’s religion.
    Sarita Santoshini, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Implementing these regulations would make companies think twice before releasing unsecured AI systems that are ripe for abuse.
    IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In May, the council unanimously voted against a contract to extend the camera system over concerns that the technology is creating a surveillance network ripe for abuse.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Israel has detained hundreds, perhaps thousands, of civilians and combatants in Gaza and has held them without charge inside Israel in a secretive legal framework that rights groups say is ripe for abuse.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But experts say international women’s soccer creates environments that are particularly ripe for abuse.
    Molly Hensley-Clancy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023

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