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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His ball was found and videos surfaced of the 32-year-old American seemingly trampling down some knee-high rough behind his ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
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
With one out and nobody on base, Padres starter Randy Vásquez threw an inside, knee-high heater for ball one, brushing Ohtani back off the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
The boys were neatly dressed in snow-white shirts, blazers with badges, preppy caps with badges, ties matching the badges, shiny black and brown shoes, worsted knee-high socks.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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