How to Use knee-deep in a Sentence

knee-deep

adjective
  • The sidewalk is knee-deep in snow.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Ankle-deep, knee-deep, waist-deep.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Stick to knee-deep waves or kick out (swim fins come in clutch here) to grab the big swells.
    — Brittany Loggins, Women's Health, 23 June 2023
  • Baths will be dunks that require wading through sticky, knee-deep mud.
    — Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Theron, Johnson and Mbedu have all been knee-deep in the work as well.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In the video, the tourist stands about knee-deep in the water in a soaking wet t-shirt and shorts.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Within a few hours, even the water at the ancient heart of the city stood less than knee-deep.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Portions of the wreck were in water that was just knee-deep, the museum said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Huddled in their dugouts, on the sidelines, players knelt in knee-deep straw placed there to keep them warm.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The storm dropped record rainfall across the region, downed power lines and trees, and left some places knee-deep in mud.
    — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Judd is seen in the video wearing a dark green swimsuit with a scoop neckline while standing knee-deep in the sea.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • In the clip, Ljunggren is down on one knee in front of Sorensen, who is also knee-deep in the sand.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Video footage of the area, released by Reuters, showed hikers trekking through a heavy blizzard and knee-deep snow.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Families waded through knee-deep soft muck to carry their canoes into the sea.
    — Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Trudging through knee-deep snow to spot seals or enduring biting winds while hoping to see a humpback?
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
  • Percussion and flute music set the mood in the shrine’s courtyard where a knee-deep pool filled with chunks of ice awaited.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Kelli’s knee-deep in divorce drama and asset-splitting, while Brit wants to clear the air.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 June 2025
  • Standing knee-deep in the lo‘i, covered in mud, gently pressing roots into the earth, anchored me in a new way.
    — Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • On most summer days, the biggest danger comes from stingrays that bury themselves just beneath the sand in knee-deep water near shore.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Images show roads and streets in Manila flooded by rains brought by the storm, as people wade through knee-deep water.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 24 July 2024
  • This may be reassuring news for stay-at-home parents knee-deep in diapers and temper tantrums.
    — Apryl Duncan, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The snow on the sidewalk was over knee-deep for her 2-year-old, Yasibel, who tossed the fresh powder in the air.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Another clip shows people wrestling and exchanging blows in knee-deep water as bystanders shout and record the chaos on their phones.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • The first lifeguards on the scene found seven bodies, pulling victims from knee-deep water and from the waterline up the beach to dry sand.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023
  • All of its passengers disembarked except for an older woman and young boy who stayed on board, not wanting to wait in knee-deep snow.
    — Yaqoob Akbary Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Some are dropped off on a Mexican highway by smugglers for a roughly two-hour walk through a knee-deep river and flat desert shrub and rocks.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The clip later shows a flooded street, with a person shown diving into the water before standing knee-deep in the water near a car.
    — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
  • One or two inches of snow isn’t enough, but knee-deep snow will properly protect the seedlings during the most precarious time in a tree’s life.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Crews had to use inflatable boats to get through the knee-deep water, which in part aided in the rescue of about 200 people.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The water that meets it flows perfectly clear over undulating sand, appearing to be no more than knee-deep for at least a mile offshore.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2022

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