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Definition of ankle-deep in English: ankle-deepadverb & adjective Of or at a depth or height to reach the ankles. as adjective the cool ankle-deep water of the pool as adverb she stood ankle-deep in the water Example sentencesExamples - Tape recorder in hand, the reporter attempted to cross the field in ankle-deep mud.
- As soon as we got downstairs, we were walking in ankle-deep water and there seemed to be an urgency to just get us out of the building.
- A stray cat scampered across the alley, not sparing a glance at the girl who was wading through an ankle-deep swamp of old newspaper.
- He ran as fast as he could, but it wasn't easy in the ankle-deep snow.
- He climbed from the tow-truck landing in an ankle-deep puddle, and ran towards Gregg, shouting for him to get out of the way.
- Dew soaked her shoes as she made her way through the ankle-deep grass.
- If the river is low, which is most of the time, you can walk across in ankle-deep water before turning upstream.
- Even if the sun is shining, chances are the puddles are ankle-deep.
- As they watched in bemusement she reached sand and promptly sank ankle-deep, wobbling precariously, grabbing at air for support, her balance an uncertainty from moment to moment.
- In north-western Gonaives, Haiti's third largest city of about a quarter million people, residents waded through ankle-deep mud outside the mayor's office.
- The first three all tried for the same rock and ended up ankle-deep in water.
- Reportage potentially involves travelling distances to follow a story, and putting up with small privations like ankle-deep mud or freezing gales.
- He stepped out of bed to find ankle-deep water.
- The whole site was ankle-deep in sawdust and all around there were trees which had been sawn into longitudinal slices with small wedges between each slice.
- They were all treading through ankle-deep snow in the parking-lot, holding their jackets up to their necks against the piercing gale.
- The kids are ankle-deep in water when it rains because of the drainage around their cafeteria.
- Those who escaped when their simple mud-brick homes collapsed sat among the debris, ankle-deep in mud and wrapped in blankets handed out by soldiers and volunteers.
Definition of ankle-deep in US English: ankle-deepadverb & adjectiveˌaNGk(ə)lˈdēpˌæŋk(ə)lˈdip Of or at a depth or height to reach the ankles. as adjective the cool ankle-deep water of the pool as adverb she stood ankle-deep in the water Example sentencesExamples - Those who escaped when their simple mud-brick homes collapsed sat among the debris, ankle-deep in mud and wrapped in blankets handed out by soldiers and volunteers.
- Dew soaked her shoes as she made her way through the ankle-deep grass.
- He ran as fast as he could, but it wasn't easy in the ankle-deep snow.
- Tape recorder in hand, the reporter attempted to cross the field in ankle-deep mud.
- In north-western Gonaives, Haiti's third largest city of about a quarter million people, residents waded through ankle-deep mud outside the mayor's office.
- As they watched in bemusement she reached sand and promptly sank ankle-deep, wobbling precariously, grabbing at air for support, her balance an uncertainty from moment to moment.
- He climbed from the tow-truck landing in an ankle-deep puddle, and ran towards Gregg, shouting for him to get out of the way.
- They were all treading through ankle-deep snow in the parking-lot, holding their jackets up to their necks against the piercing gale.
- He stepped out of bed to find ankle-deep water.
- If the river is low, which is most of the time, you can walk across in ankle-deep water before turning upstream.
- The whole site was ankle-deep in sawdust and all around there were trees which had been sawn into longitudinal slices with small wedges between each slice.
- Even if the sun is shining, chances are the puddles are ankle-deep.
- Reportage potentially involves travelling distances to follow a story, and putting up with small privations like ankle-deep mud or freezing gales.
- As soon as we got downstairs, we were walking in ankle-deep water and there seemed to be an urgency to just get us out of the building.
- A stray cat scampered across the alley, not sparing a glance at the girl who was wading through an ankle-deep swamp of old newspaper.
- The first three all tried for the same rock and ended up ankle-deep in water.
- The kids are ankle-deep in water when it rains because of the drainage around their cafeteria.
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