knee-high
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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another word for knee-deep
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as high as the knee
a knee-high child
Etymology
Origin of knee-high
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45
Example Sentences
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In Nyakach, in the west, children walked through knee-high water and residents scooped water from inundated houses -- though some were submerged up to the roof.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
The hosts could have been reduced to 10 men inside the first 10 minutes when full-back Dalot caught Jeremy Doku in a knee-high challenge with his studs.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Dressed in a black leather dress and knee-high boots, she had this time prepared “Mack the Knife.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
With an easy swing on a knee-high changeup in the sixth inning Friday night, Edman ended what had been a pitcher’s duel between Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025
The voice was one I didn’t know, and it sounded like speaking was hard for it, like trying to walk through the knee-high mud in the marsh.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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