knee-length

adjective

of clothing
: reaching to the knees
a knee-length skirt
knee-length socks

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But for alternative elder millennials, May 18 was an opportunity to break out their old knee-length lace-up Converse and beloved band tees as the former Warped Tour crowd reemerged to cheer on the Floridian rock band. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The rumors are true: Gladiator sandals of yore are popping up everywhere this summer, albeit in shorter variations than the knee-length styles popular in the 2000s and 2010s. Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 25 June 2025 But an intake guard threw the ruling in the trash and Landor was handcuffed to a chair while his knee-length locks were forcibly shaved off. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Coakley wore a knee-length black dress with the standard collar worn by Episcopal priests. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for knee-length

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“Knee-length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-length. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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