knee-deep in
Example Sentences
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Anyone using them for mission-critical tasks today will eventually find themselves knee-deep in a catastrophe.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
She told the BBC: "I was standing in what used to be main street yesterday and I was knee-deep in mud where the road should have been."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
“To say we were knee-deep in production is an understatement. Two weeks before a movie shoots, you’re kind of shooting the movie. Everything is in place. Every dollar has been spent.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
Raquell Barton was knee-deep in her doctorate program at the University of Memphis when her husband dropped a bomb on her: he wanted a divorce.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024
Men and women splashed through the water, knee-deep in its embrace.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
