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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The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
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
After all, Bizot brought down Murphy with a knee-high challenge - although it was not with studs leading.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 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
We made it across and then knelt down in the knee-high grass beside the parkway.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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