knee-length
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Another emblematic Sheinbaum choice was the dress she wore for her October 2024 swearing-in: a knee-length, ivory creation with embroidered wildflowers cascading down one side.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
After spotting the moss green, knee-length frock with matching bolero jacket in the window of her local J.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Mayers, appearing in a knee-length leather trench coat and a black surgical mask, seemed calm as he moved through the courthouse, stopping to thank a passerby for complimenting his jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
Other clothing recovered from the ship and put on display include a sample of fine women's knee-length woollen stockings and fabric samples.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
I wanted to wear the little black dress I’d bought for my fifteenth birthday party, my death dress, but I didn’t fit into it anymore, so I wore a plain black dress, knee-length.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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