waist-high

adjective

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

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Throughout his hour-plus set, the singer, clad in waist-high jeans with a tee tucked in, held the spotlight without any of the guest stars that punctuated the singles from his career. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025 The waters — waist-high in some places — will only get higher with the Ohio River set to crest in the area Wednesday, but some residents have chosen to stay and brave whatever else happens overnight. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025 These waist-high beds work amazingly well for everyone, especially for people with back and knee issues. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Cutter Gauthier sent a waist-high point shot toward Colangelo, who lifted his stick and deflected the puck over Lankinen’s shoulder and across the goal line. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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