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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Full pads and goggles and knee high socks and gloves.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Each draws a knee high toward the torso as they both pause in silhouette like pillars.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Gradually, 33 tons of hand-carried rocks coalesce into a wall about knee high and nearly 200 feet long.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022
Jansen threw a cutter to the left-handed batter, over the middle and knee high.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2020
The flash left Mr. Flux stuck in his sprinter’s pose, arms at runner’s angles, one knee high.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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