How to Use mid-rise in a Sentence

mid-rise

adjective
  • This straight-leg, mid-rise pair that will last for years to come.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 29 June 2025
  • They’re designed in soft and stretchy cotton, with a mid-rise waist, and a slim leg.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The latest fit for women is the XL Straight, a wide-leg style with a mid-rise and loose fit through the hip and thigh.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Madewell has won us over once again with its mid-rise denim.
    Emily Cieslak, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • This pair fits the bill with a versatile dark wash, mid-rise fit, and loose style throughout the hips and thighs.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • With a mid-rise fit, these jeans feel like a step up from your standard pair of leggings.
    Melissa Epifano, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The draw string and mid-rise, relaxed fit suits body types like mine that are on the shorter, curvier side.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
  • The Weekender The Weekender is a cult-favorite mid-rise flare with a 31-inch inseam and clean hem.
    Caroline Griswold, Vogue, 13 May 2025
  • Lessons learned on a tower in New York don’t always transfer to a mid-rise in Phoenix.
    Michael Pink, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • As for her bottoms, Jenner embraced the capris trend in a pair of black mid-rise shorts that fell to her knee.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • The mid-rise style has an elastic waistband, side pockets, and cuffed hems.
    Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • With a mid-rise that sits at the waist, a relaxed fit through the hips and thighs, and a clean straight leg, these are destined to be a wardrobe workhorse.
    Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The mid-rise pans have a flat waistband that stays in place and keeps its shape, which is adjustable with its drawcord.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
  • These barrel jeans have a mid-rise waistband and come in 12 washes.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The mid-rise baggy jeans are quite roomy in the leg, which is very on-trend, but have a flattering fit around the waist to give you some shape.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • And when the borrowing market changes, a new mid-rise apartment will fill the space of the Cross Keys tennis barn.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2024
  • There’s a flat edge at the legs and a no-roll band at the mid-rise waist, so these will stay put without bunching or chafing.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Free People mid-rise jeans come in 14 pretty washes (find more of the brand’s long-inseam jeans here).
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The mid-rise leggings have a wide waistband with a hidden pocket that can store keys.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Mango mid-rise straight jeans Nothing like a crisp white pair of jeans to pair with our favorite coats.
    Porter Simmons, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • This tankini has a stunning V-neck top with ties that go around the neck and mid-rise bottoms to match.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
  • The mid-rise bootcut style isn't the only wrinkle-resistant pant from the brand, though.
    Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
  • They’re made of a soft cotton blend denim, with a mid-rise waist, zip and button fly, pockets, and a slouchy fit through the leg.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024
  • The set features a relaxed, boxy three-quarter sleeve, button-down top and mid-rise shorts.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • This lightweight, mid-rise cargo pant is just at home in an airport.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
  • In the first snap, Vergara turned her back in front of the bathroom mirror to model the figure-hugging mid-rise jeans.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The Straight is a mid-rise jean that falls straight from the hip.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Levi’s designed these baggy jeans as an ode to '90s fashion, with their mid-rise waist and loose fit through the hips and thighs.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Their rich dark wash is slimming, modern, and versatile, while their mid-rise cut and high back pockets lifts and shapes my butt in the best way.
    Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Big Easy, a mid-rise wide-leg jean with a drawstring waist, is also in demand for fall.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mid-rise.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: