: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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The artist paired the dress with stark, knee-high black rainboots.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025
These sleek knee-high boots are a must-have for your capsule wardrobe this winter.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Core Power At Alaïa, a ballet or Pilates-ready crop top meets a full skirt and knee-high boots to excellent effect.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Red heels have been everywhere this season, from Sydney Sweeney’s saturated suede knee-highs in SoHo to Beyoncé’s patent red platforms on the Las Vegas circuit — but Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest entry added something different to the run.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2025
These sleek knee-high boots are a must-have for your capsule wardrobe this winter.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Core Power At Alaïa, a ballet or Pilates-ready crop top meets a full skirt and knee-high boots to excellent effect.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Red heels have been everywhere this season, from Sydney Sweeney’s saturated suede knee-highs in SoHo to Beyoncé’s patent red platforms on the Las Vegas circuit — but Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest entry added something different to the run.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knee-high
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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