: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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Suddenly, the neighbor with the knee-high grass had the moral high ground, and tidy lawns were cast as the bad guys.
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Ryan Brennan
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Dressed for the west, Sweeney paired white, knee-high cowgirl boots with a baby blue minidress.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
What’s known as a mixed American minipig is instead a hybrid, a mix of breeds, that stands about knee-high or 20 inches tall at the shoulder.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
may 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Dressed for the west, Sweeney paired white, knee-high cowgirl boots with a baby blue minidress.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
What’s known as a mixed American minipig is instead a hybrid, a mix of breeds, that stands about knee-high or 20 inches tall at the shoulder.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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