waist-deep

American

[weyst-deep] / ˈweɪstˈdip /

adjective

being at or rising to the level of the waist.

Etymology

Origin of waist-deep

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

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The region's governor said response teams were still searching for bodies in "waist-deep" mud, according to the AFP news agency.

From BBC

He returned the following day to find his shop "flooded to waist-deep level".

From Barron's

She ran downstairs to find her grandson waist-deep in the foul mix, holding the television above his head.

From The Wall Street Journal

At dusk, worshippers stood waist-deep in the river's brown waters to offer prayers to the sun god Surya as the setting orb sank into the haze blanketing New Delhi's skyline, marking the annual Chhath festival.

From Barron's

"I stood in waist-deep water, crying," Ms Jidda said as she recounted the life-changing moment water rushed into her compound, before it overwhelmed her house.

From BBC

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