waist-high
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of waist-high
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Hanson began noting tufts of pine needles poking out of the waist-high brush around us.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
The driveway gate of the waist-high chain-link fence dividing the front yard from the sidewalk was bent and mangled, lashed to a metal fence pole with white rope.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
A wide region has been swamped from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing people and pets who did not evacuate in time.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
Another burst of water rushed through the windows, forcing the people to wade through waist-high water as furniture and vegetation floated around them.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
His gravestone was not ready yet; until it was carved, his grave would be marked by the red banner that flew now, waist-high, a splash of color against the slate-colored sky.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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