: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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The seedlings and saplings are mostly knee-high to chest-high and mixed with thickets of ceanothus and other post-fire brush growing amid the true giants that stand dead among them.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
More than three years after residents of an Osceola County community were rescued by airboats from knee-high flood water in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the county is set to receive $13 million in federal funding to prevent such damage in the future, officials announced Thursday.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Leaning into the equestrian aesthetic of it all, the 28-year-old accessorized with a pair of black leather knee-high boots with ornamental straps and a skinny black leather belt with gold hardware.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Modegal Satin High-waist Midi Skirt Even in the winter, a midi skirt can still be a great addition to your travel wardrobe—especially when worn with a pair of insulated tights and knee-high boots.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
More than three years after residents of an Osceola County community were rescued by airboats from knee-high flood water in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the county is set to receive $13 million in federal funding to prevent such damage in the future, officials announced Thursday.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Leaning into the equestrian aesthetic of it all, the 28-year-old accessorized with a pair of black leather knee-high boots with ornamental straps and a skinny black leather belt with gold hardware.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
Modegal Satin High-waist Midi Skirt Even in the winter, a midi skirt can still be a great addition to your travel wardrobe—especially when worn with a pair of insulated tights and knee-high boots.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
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 17 Mar. 2026.
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