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
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
Swift took the stage in a black minidress and knee-high black boots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
I do step into the knee-high grass—if you can even call the crunchy brown stuff grass—and head around the right side of the house.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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