: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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Standing about knee-high, it’s designed for hassle-free rolling between rooms and offers a dehumidifier function to boot.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere in the photo dump, Madonna also paid homage to her kids with her fashion by rocking a pair of knee-high socks that appeared to be printed with her daughter Lourdes’ face on them.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
The popular shoe of choice on the front row was a round-toe chunky knee-high boot worn by Iris Law and several others.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
That sensibility materializes into Peter Pan-collared tops, micro-shorts, frilly skirts, cutout neon bodysuits, polo tops with sculpted puff sleeves, headbands, and knee-high stockings.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere in the photo dump, Madonna also paid homage to her kids with her fashion by rocking a pair of knee-high socks that appeared to be printed with her daughter Lourdes’ face on them.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
The popular shoe of choice on the front row was a round-toe chunky knee-high boot worn by Iris Law and several others.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
That sensibility materializes into Peter Pan-collared tops, micro-shorts, frilly skirts, cutout neon bodysuits, polo tops with sculpted puff sleeves, headbands, and knee-high stockings.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 20 Feb. 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 2 Mar. 2026.
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