: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
knee-high noun

Examples of knee-high in a Sentence

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The ultra-feminine piece was juxtaposed with Rodrigo’s favorite fishnet tights and, of course, the knee-high boots. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 30 June 2025 Swift took the stage in a black minidress and knee-high black boots. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025 Gellar was lured back into Buffy’s knee-high leather boots by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), whose original pitch forms the reboot’s basic premise. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 June 2025 Gustavsson desperately tried to bring down Pele with a knee-high challenge, but Pele soldiered on and provided a neat dipping volley to score. Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for knee-high

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of knee-high was in 1743

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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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