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How to use peach in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Peach means any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. Example: “One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.”

Examples of peach by meaning

nounAny tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink...

  • Department of Agriculture facilities have largely replaced the private state and national pomological and horticultural organizations as the primary researchers for peach cultivation.2014, Melissa Walker, The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, volume 11, page 183

nounSoft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured...

  • Boiling water or steam loosens the peel of very ripe peaches, especially freestone or melting-flesh types, in 10–30 sec.2012, Jasper Woodroof, Commercial Fruit Processing, page 103

nounA light yellow-red colour.

  • If the dye is for a light color such as peach, more dry dye could be used.1990, Lila Fretz, Hooking Rugs: Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletin, page 27
  • Circle Quilt throw in peach and green2013, Kim Eichler-Messmer, Modern Color—An Illustrated Guide to Dyeing Fabric for Modern Quilts, page 61

nounA particularly admirable or pleasing person or thing.

  • How did the common expressions "She's a peach!" and "He has a peach of a job!" arise if not because the peach of all fruits is a symbol of perfection?1922 September, Lucile Brewer, “Fourteen Peach Delicacies”, in The Delineator, volume 101, page 58
  • Except for the loss of Uncle Jack's income, his mother's growing disenchantment with her domestic arrangements, and the deepening Depression, it was a peach of a time for Berryman.1996, Paul L. Mariani, Dream Song: The Life of John Berryman, page 30

nounButtock or bottom.

  • Down on the beaches, just look at all the peaches1977, “Peaches”, performed by the Stranglers
  • Gia danced around a little, shaking her peaches for show.2011, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, A Shore Thing

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the color peach.

  • Looking around her very large and very peach open kitchen and family room, I couldn't believe my eyes, but I knew the color must be there for a reason.2006, Anne Bold-Pryor, The Naked Wall
  • The dining compartment was very peach.2012, Mac Barnett, It Happened on a Train
  • Perhaps this is best illustrated in the particularly bizarre Kinkade painting entitled The Good Shepherd's Cottage, where an openarmed (and very peach) Jesus welcomes a herd of sheep—literal sheep—to the threshold of a glowing cottage.2014, Kristin G. Congdon, Happy Clouds, Happy Trees: The Bob Ross Phenomenon

adjectiveParticularly pleasing or agreeable.

  • 'That'll be just peach with me.'2000, Marc Behm, Afraid to Death, →ISBN, page 174
  • If I explain that I won't help them maintain systems running proprietary software (I'll make an exception for firmware, sometimes.) they usually shrug their shoulders and ask someone else -- which is just peach with me.2011 May 19, Gilbert Sullivan, “SWF (Adobe Flash) support”, in linux.debian.user (Usenet)
  • Her words were peach with sincerity, and I could tell she really believed it was a good idea.2011, R. J. Anderson, Ultraviolet, →ISBN, page 9

verbTo inform on someone; turn informer.

  • And his father had told him if he ever wanted anything to write home to him and, whatever he did, never to peach on a fellow.1916, James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, paperback edition, Macmillan Press Ltd, page 21
  • "Do you think we want to peach?1913, Rex Stout, Her Forbidden Knight, Carroll & Graf, published 1997, →ISBN, page 123

More sentences with peach

  • One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.From the entry pit
  • The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.From the entry thinner
  • The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.From the entry jarring
  • The peach was juicier and more flavourful than most.From the entry most
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.From the entry say
  • A peach and an apricot? What's the diff?From the entry diff
  • It’s delightfully crisp and refreshing with notes of sea salt, white peach and kiwi fruit.2025 August 15, Elycia Rubin, “Hollywood Sommeliers Pick the Best Rosés (and Whites) for the End of Summer”, in The Hollywood Reporter…. From the entry kiwi fruit
  • And if you can get one last hurrah out of a thrifted peach negligée, go off queen.2024 May 12, Tish Weinstock, “This Vintage Lover Is Calling Time On The ’90s Fashion Obsession”, in British Vogue. From the entry go off
  • Q: I want to dermaplane my face to get rid of peach fuzz.2024 October 1, Erica Sweeney, “Is It Safe to Dermaplane My Face?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry dermaplane
  • Kate lifted the loose camisole top and matching peach knickers, almost boxer short style.2017, Ray McCarthy, Hero Genesis, Corvids Press, →ISBN. From the entry boxer short
  • A member of the peach and almond family, mahlab or St.2015, Lindsay Herman, Herb & Spice Companion: The Complete Guide to Over 100 Herbs & Spices. From the entry mahlab
  • They also have a recipe for a pretty darn good peach cobbler.2013 April 30, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Larry King. From the entry cobbler
  • They come in a broad range of spring colors: yellows, pinks, peaches, reds and white.2012 December 22, Trish Grenfell, “Ask the Master Gardener”, in Colfax Record. From the entry Easter cactus
  • That third layer of pastry dough (between first and second layers of peaches) is pretty unique.2012 November 20, tlvp, “Re: What is multikabel.net?”, in news.software.readers (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023. From the entry graham-crackery
  • The squat donut peaches smelled fake, like the sweet perfumed hair of a plastic doll.2009, Stephanie Klein, Moose: A Memoir, page 30. From the entry donut peach
  • Hand fruits include apples, oranges, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, or small bananas.2008, Heather Bauer, The Wall Street Diet, Hachette Books, →ISBN. From the entry hand fruit
  • The peaches and grapes walking around were no comparison to her cantaloupes.2007, Maryann Reid, Use Me or Lose Me: A Novel of Love, Sex, and Drama, Macmillan, page 130. From the entry cantaloupe
  • Tequila comes in different flavors like peach flavor (peacharita), piña (piñarita), and Banana (bananarita).2007, “Bartending”, in Learning & Living in the 21st Century Iv for H.s.' 2007 Ed., 2007 edition, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 333. From the entry piñarita
  • When I was little, I thought life was peaches and cream.1995, Albert Ramsdell Gurney, John Cheever, A Cheever Evening: A New Play Based on the Stories of John Cheever, page 26. From the entry peaches and cream
  • It isn't all peaches and cream for them, any more than for us!1991, Piers Anthony, And Eternity, page 209. From the entry peaches and cream
  • Wednesday — Hamburger or cheeseburger, pickle slices, buttered corn, graham crackery pudding, sliced peaches, milk.1987 August 22, “Menus”, in Urbana Daily Citizen, 149th year, number 107, Urbana, Oh., page 3, column 4. From the entry graham crackery
  • And your strawberry ice cream can be the strawberriest and your peach ice cream the peachiest.1973, Glenn Andrews, Impromptu Cooking, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, page 216. From the entry strawberry
  • The application of streptomycin as a folier spray to Elberta peaches, partially controlled foliage infection.1968, The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science - Volumes 3-5, page 4. From the entry folier
  • Coral, apricot and peach pinks, henna, brick and tile reds are in this group.1948, Dorothy Cocks, Quick Steps to Beauty and Charm, page 35. From the entry tile red

Meaning of peach

  1. noun Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
  2. noun Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
  3. noun A light yellow-red colour.

Full definition of peach

Questions about peach in a sentence

How do you use peach in a sentence?
Peach is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie.”
What is a short sentence with peach?
“'That'll be just peach with me.'”
What does peach mean?
Peach means any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.

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