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  • He found surrealist imagery, such as Max Ernst's collages and an Alberto Giacometti sculpture of a peach-like sphere dangling above an abstract wedge 1930-31, to be both profoundly present—"simple," as he puts it—and deeply ambiguous.

    The Pursuit of Presence Micah Mattix 2012

  • Very rich and well balanced with silky texture, a peach-like middle and a long almondy finish.

    Giving Pinot Grigio Another Go 2010

  • A short while later, he reappeared outside, tiptoing carefully down the sidewalk after a woman with a gigantic peach-like behind.

    Dr. V’s New Patient « A Fly in Amber 2008

  • Any normal person would feel more sympathy for a poor, ugly girl – and I apologise to all those models who tell us how hard it is to be cursed with beauty, but I'm afraid that's how we feel and it ain't going to change, so stick it up your peach-like jacksy and live with it.

    Buy Bono's old sock? No thanks 2010

  • The next bush of white roses had tiered flowers whose scent was closer to what I would expect a white rose to smell like: the purity of a rose, perhaps with a certain peach-like qualities about it.

    Rosy Surprises Ayala Sender 2007

  • Unlike white magnolia, which is peach-like and very light, champaca has a penetrating, smooth and rich aroma that is reminiscent of tea, spices, and a floral note that is often compared to orange blossom.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • The next bush of white roses had tiered flowers whose scent was closer to what I would expect a white rose to smell like: the purity of a rose, perhaps with a certain peach-like qualities about it.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • Unlike white magnolia, which is peach-like and very light, champaca has a penetrating, smooth and rich aroma that is reminiscent of tea, spices, and a floral note that is often compared to orange blossom.

    Champaca Flowers vs. Nag Champa Incense Ayala Sender 2007

  • The top notes of galbanum, gardenia and citrus are accompanied by no other that the relatively harsh herbal notes of sage which surprisingly converts the top note accord into a peach-like fruitiness.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Ayala Sender 2006

  • It has a delicate aroma that is lightly peach-like, while being ultimately jasmine.

    Archive 2006-04-01 Ayala Sender 2006

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