waist-high

adjective

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

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On top of that, the waist-high water brought production to a standstill for three weeks. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026 Reina and the bank's other female customers had been corralled into a waiting area at the back, partitioned off by a waist-high wall. — CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026 One man was able to wrench the doors open and allow everyone inside to escape into the waist-high floodwaters in their parking garage, surveillance video showed. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 While attending the grand opening of the Skims flagship store in London, Kardashian turned heads in a figure-hugging corset dress, complete with a waist-high leg slit. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 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 Nov. 2026.

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