waist-high

adjective

: reaching as high as a person's waist
waist-high corn

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Olandria Carthen wowed in a bright yellow gown with a plunging neckline and daring waist-high slit. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 The boxes, which stand about waist-high and were once used to sell newspapers, were donated by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2026 Manufacturing and production environments are built for humans, featuring stairs, tight corners, and waist-high counters. Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 11 June 2026 Raftery, who bats left, smacked a waist-high pitch for a high fly ball that cleared the center field fence by a few feet. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for waist-high

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“Waist-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waist-high. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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