: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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The ultra-feminine piece was juxtaposed with Rodrigo’s favorite fishnet tights and, of course, the knee-high boots.
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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
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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
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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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