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
But nothing works quite as well as standing knee-deep in a pristine Montana river.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
Half of the car was knee-deep in straw, half was left unbedded so he could stretch his legs.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
