The water rose waist-high. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He was attacked, as you said, in waist-high water. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2005] Reference
It was a small spider, barely more than waist-high. From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
Larkspur grew waist-high with its long spikes of blue. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Woman Homesteader] Reference
The stone walls were waist-high, which was not enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
A couple of days ago, this would of been waist-high here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2005] Reference
The grass stood waist-high behind his father's barn. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Grass] Reference
She can scarcely lift herself waist-high on the parallel bars. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch] Reference
Two waist-high boys went dodging by through the crowd, laughing. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Chaos]
The way led through fields of barley now standing almost waist-high. From Wordnik.com. [With Our Army in Palestine] Reference
You can see people were wading through waist-high water then as well. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2005] Reference
People in the Philippines were forced to walk through waist-high water. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2009] Reference
The waist-high boxwood hedge of Mother's house gleams in the late-dawn light. From Wordnik.com. [The Fable of the Puddletree] Reference
A hard-copy dispatch remote on a shoulder harness extended forward waist-high. From Wordnik.com. [The Universe — or Nothing] Reference
Outside town, a training camp in urban warfare is overrun by waist-high grass. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For A Revolution] Reference
It happened in waist-high waters off the coast of Cape San Blas in north Florida. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2005] Reference
The being that peered from it stood about waist-high to a man in its erect torso. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
The second brick slid loose as it came over the top and Joe caught it waist-high. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
The air was chill and damply fresh and the mist swirled up from waist-high grass. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Autumn] Reference
She bent over the waist-high animal, murmuring commands that Fssa did not translate. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Dancer]
Locals say this marsh used to be covered with bright-green, waist-high oyster grass. From Wordnik.com. [Marsh Cleanup Bid May Hurt More Than Help] Reference
One boy little more than waist-high mentioned Warders before his elders laughed him down. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Rising]
For hours now, Carl had lain hidden in the waist-high grass, staring at the Seminole camp. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
Sixteen year-old Craig Hutto and his brother were fishing in waist-high water at the time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2005] Reference
They stood close together on the circular top, holding on to the crossed bails, waist-high. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
The cleanup effort continues after waist-high flood waters forced evacuations in some areas. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2007] Reference
Then Carmody waded through the sea of paper kicking, and the paper flew in a waist-high storm. From Wordnik.com. [Time and Again]
The "San Francisco Chronicle" reporting that there was a footprint found on a waist-high fence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2007] Reference
I texted my husband, rubbing my bruised knee as I steadied myself against the waist-high fence. From Wordnik.com. [One For The Table: "What the He'll?"] Reference
One of these Jim lashed to the sloop's jibstay, about waist-high above the end of the bowsprit. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
The first step was long, waist-high on him, and he slid down, then turned and held up his hands. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Come Back]
But the chronicle is saying that police found, what appears to be footprint on a waist-high fence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2007] Reference
A teenager loses his leg after being bitten by a shark just off the Florida coast in waist-high water. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2005] Reference
Another ten or twelve hours 'driving and they'd be at the foot of the trail where the grass grew to waist-high. From Wordnik.com. [Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town] Reference
That's allowed some people to get out of their homes, with water waist-high, and try to make it to drier ground. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2005] Reference
And he said less than two minutes later a waist-high wave came in, and at that point they both had to get out of the cabana. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 29, 2004] Reference
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