waist-high

adjective

: reaching as high as a person's waist
waist-high corn

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Further exploration of the site revealed a small terrace 30 or so yards from the stand, together with a block of waist-high turnstiles. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 The 6,000-square-foot Regency-style Georgian, built in the 1790s, unfurls into a lush garden brimming with waist-high daisies, candy floss pink hydrangeas, and towering palms—all cascading toward the Irish Sea. Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025 Throughout his hour-plus set, the singer, clad in waist-high jeans with a tee tucked in, held the spotlight without any of the guest stars that punctuated the singles from his career. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025 The waters — waist-high in some places — will only get higher with the Ohio River set to crest in the area Wednesday, but some residents have chosen to stay and brave whatever else happens overnight. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waist-high

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“Waist-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waist-high. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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