knee-deep in
Example Sentences
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Workers on Wednesday were spotted in fishing waders standing knee-deep in the water vacuuming the bottom surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Anyone using them for mission-critical tasks today will eventually find themselves knee-deep in a catastrophe.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
The temporary ice rink was constructed in the centre of the town's piazza, leaving Pavrotti's statue knee-deep in ice and surrounded by perspex walls.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 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
Shivering knee-deep in damp leaves that couldn't do his leg muscles much good, he readied his thumb on the button of the stopwatch.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
