| 单词 | waist-deep |
| 例句 | Then came the worst vision: she saw herself with Jason and Percy, standing waist-deep in water at the bottom of a dark circular chamber, like a giant well. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Archer looked up from where he stood waist-deep in the water, washing their clothes in a pool rimmed by flat stones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The soldier who’d gone to intercept the train was standing outside, waist-deep in wildflowers. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then we jumped, taking the plunge into waist-deep powdery white. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Papadimitriou peered down at the flooded quadrangle, where a slight figure clothed in oilskins was wading waist-deep towards the tower. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Steven had installed an oversized waist-deep tub a few months before he died. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The wall of the lagoon formed a shallow slope, and where he’d fallen in, it had been no more than waist-deep. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Even at the highest tides, it doesn’t get more than waist-deep. Back then the tides might have been lower. We used to play in here as boys. Me and your grandfather. Sometimes your great-uncle too.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I landed in waist-deep water and then high-stepped across. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When the coal cars were full and stopped beneath the bridge, some of the braver boys would even leap into them, plunging waist-deep into the loose coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The waist-deep water was moving slowly, and flecks of white foam caught the last rays of sunset. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted, I could barely stand in the waist-deep current, tangled up in my shorts, which had pulled halfway down to my knees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We hurled ourselves across the Ford, waist-deep, & the Current running thick and strong with the Tide — & I slipped & almost dropped my Musket — had not Prince been standing by & seized my Arm & guided me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He stared at the waist-deep water surrounding him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z When Con was waist-deep in the river he threw the rope in Kaede’s direction. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “He was going to sing the song against Vietnam War footage. And the chorus of the song is, ‘We’re waist-deep in the big muddy and the big fool says to push on.’ ‘Loud, Strong, Committed, and Always in Search of America’ 2014-01-29T23:32:51Z Even into his eighties, he was known to walk waist-deep in the surf for an hour near his Bahamas home each morning before sitting down to read grant proposals. The science of forgiveness: “When you don’t forgive you release all the chemicals of the stress response” 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z The actors spend much of the time perched on the rim of, or waist-deep in, a large hole. Happy Now? ? review 2011-02-17T17:08:49Z But even waist-deep in a swamp of blood, gore and moral depravity, don't get the wrong idea about the show, insists its key creative team. 'The Walking Dead' keeps hope alive, amid the zombie apocalypse 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z For “Apocalypse Now”: a lone soldier, making his way upstream through a waist-deep river of blood. Alternative Movie Posters: Fan Art We Love 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z He found her passion for comedy refreshing: “Finally someone in this town who wasn’t obsessed with politics or waist-deep in it every day.” She just wanted her date to eat more food 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z A few hours later, we reached Goldie River, the 80-foot-wide final barrier on the trail — fortunately only waist-deep as there hadn’t been any recent heavy rains. Explorer: In Papua New Guinea, Trek on a Trail of War 2010-10-22T19:48:00Z Rob Snowhite spends much of his winters waist-deep in the Potomac, and some people pay him to tag along. Perspective | Fishing for winter fun? 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z In the image that he would later watch come to life in a darkroom, he saw two young people who embody an easy, natural joy as they wade waist-deep through the placid waters. A 50-year-old mystery: Who’s that wading in the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z If you accept, you’ll find yourself wading waist-deep into the swampy center of an original if overlong story about manufactured grief and disturbingly bad mothering. Movie Review: ‘Proxy,’ an Exploration of Pathology by Zack Parker 2014-04-18T01:40:55Z The thing that I thought was amazing – and the image that I still have in my head – is of people having cups of tea and holding conversations while standing waist-deep in mud. Paloma Faith: 'I wish I was more stupid' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z Stepping into the waist-deep waters of Sky Lagoon, I saw blurry shapes through swirling steam. In Iceland, a geothermal soak is the ultimate cure-all 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z “They’re playing on beaches now and relaxing, but in thirty or forty years they could be walking through waist-deep water with their clothes in bags,” Thomas told me recently. Premonitions of a Florida Ravaged by Climate Change 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z This being D.C., and this being DeMarco, he's soon waist-deep in trouble, dealing with a crowded cast of characters and the scary maze of our national security system. Crime fiction: Spenser's last stand, The Nameless Detective and new books by Western Washington authors 2011-07-06T22:33:03Z But to talk properly about British soul means wading waist-deep through the muddy waters of culture and class, race and religion, politics, pop, even punk. UK soul: the sound of the Union 2011-07-07T19:59:00Z Something about seeing hundreds of lunatics in fancy dress squelch their way through waist-deep mud attracts huge crowds, who also have a rubber duck and balloon race to amuse themselves with. This week's events previews 2010-12-18T00:08:04Z Stingray City in Grand Cayman is a magical experience. It’s located on a sandbar in the North Sound, and as you enter the waist-deep water, the stingrays begin to appear. Celebrity CruisesVoice: Top Caribbean Islands To Visit 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Perhaps it was the not so distant memory of a split second of fear when a little over a week ago, I looked up and saw T— toddling waist-deep into the ocean. Motherlode Blog: A Little Boy Drowned Yesterday 2011-08-23T20:22:28Z A man stands waist-deep in the sea cleaning a pair of sweatpants, while elsewhere, three women sit in the salty Mediterranean and let the lapping waves rinse their dresses. Live updates | Israel deepens military assault in the northern Gaza Strip 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said flood waters were waist-deep in one house on Almere Ferry Road, while several others were ankle-deep in water. Wales flooding: Wrexham village's defences not properly used 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z It can take weeks for the often waist-deep water to slowly retreat, during which time it leaches organic substances. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z A police officer in Atlanta, in the US, waded through waist-deep water to rescue a motorist trapped in floodwater. Watch: Police smash car window to save flood-trapped man 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Cascades of waist-deep water flooded the narrow streets of the former British colony and inundated malls, metro stations and tunnels, killing two people and injuring more than 144 last week. Hong Kong shuts schools as it issues heavy rain warning 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Videos showed cascades of water surging down steep hillsides in the former British colony, flooding waist-deep in narrow streets, and inundating malls, metro stations and tunnels. Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record, 83 hurt 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Best of all for new surfers, the jetty created a massive shallow sandbar, so you can catch waves while standing waist-deep in the water. Surfin’ WA? Get started in coastal Westport or inland Chelan 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Videos on social media showed raging rivers in towns and cities, and people being evacuated in waist-deep water. China's Xi demands officials step up flood prevention measures during rain deluge 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Sail north along the Pashur River from the dense, dark tangle of the Sundarbans forest, you first pass women, waist-deep in water, hauling nets to scoop up young shrimp to sell to shrimp farms inland. Why a Huge Coal Power Plant in Bangladesh Keeps Running Out of Coal 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z It means dodging avalanches, plowing forward through waist-deep snow, and navigating rapidly deteriorating snow bridges that span rushing, often unseen streams. Mt. Whitney: A perilous trek to the top of California's record snowpack 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z One video clip showed metro workers wading waist-deep in a station. Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record, 83 hurt 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z In her village group chat, Katya said residents reported the water was waist-deep. Villagers survey flooded homes and wait for help after Ukraine dam breach 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z After its heaviest rains since 2014 last September, parts of Bengaluru were submerged under waist-deep water, disrupting the IT industry and dealing a blow to the southern tech hub's reputation. Climate change, strained infra worsen flood risk in India's Silicon Valley- report 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Think Manhattan, Brooklyn and much of the Bronx, waist-deep. ‘The Big Melt’ Has Begun in California 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It’s impressive to hear about knee-deep or waist-deep snow. Twelve feet in one week: Snowy scenes from the Sierra Nevada 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Footage and images online showed people trapped in waist-deep floodwater, rescuers carrying out evacuations on kayaks and grocery items floating down the aisles of several flooded supermarkets. Auckland floods: More heavy rain ahead for New Zealand's largest city 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Video posted online showed waist-deep water in some places, and authorities were asking residents in flood-prone areas to be prepared in case they needed to evacuate. Auckland airport closes amid torrential rain in New Zealand 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Footage online showed people trapped in waist-deep floodwater and rescuers carrying out evacuations on kayaks. Auckland floods: New Zealand city declares emergency after torrential rain 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z After helping neighbors get to higher ground, he returned home to find his fence destroyed by waist-deep mud. Storm struck California scrambles to clean up ahead of rain 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z YUMA, Ariz. — Migrants who entered the U.S. illegally under moonlit skies and waist-deep cold water Friday were devastated to learn they may be sent back to Mexico under expanded limits on the pursuit of asylum. Cubans crossing into U.S. stunned to hear of new asylum limits 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Images on social media show coast guard, police and fire personnel wading through waist-deep floods and carrying residents along landslide-hit areas. Philippine death toll from Christmas rains and floods rises to 13 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Emergency responders were seen wading in waist-deep water to rescue victims. Malaysia floods force tens of thousands to evacuate 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Videos posted on social media showed waist-deep waters at one, and floodwater gushing down the steps of another's entrance. Waist-deep floodwaters in Madrid metro after storm 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z In nearby Gunnedah, residents endured the fifth flood in 12 months, with television footage showing people evacuating homes through waist-deep flood waters carrying pets and personal belongings. Southeast Australia braces for more rain, residents told to evacuate 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z After hours wading through the waist-deep sludge, Iman’s father managed to find a patch of dry land big enough for her small body. When Cemeteries Are Flooded, Where Do You Bury the Dead? 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Details: One 14-year-old recently waded through waist-deep water filled with snakes to pick cotton. Your Monday Briefing: Indonesia’s Stadium Tragedy 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Walters, 28, standing in waist-deep water, instructed two of his friends to go to his house and fetch canoes. ‘I Did All I Could’: As Floodwaters Rose, She Fought to Save Her Disabled Brothers 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z NAWABSHAH, Pakistan — The young woman waded into the waist-deep floodwater that covered her farmland, scouring shriveled stalks of cotton for the few surviving white blooms. Battered by Floods and Trapped in Debt, Pakistani Farmers Struggle to Survive 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z A man waded through waist-deep waters with his 8-year-old daughter, trying to venture out to get supplies. After Ian, river flooding menaces Florida inland towns 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Wading through waist-deep water, Goodison and his son wheeled two trash cans containing what little he could salvage - a portable air conditioner, some tools and a baseball bat. Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Wading through waist-deep water, Goodison and his son wheeled two trash cans containing what little he could salvage — a portable air conditioner, some tools and a baseball bat. Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Millions of people have been driven from their homes, struggling through waist-deep, fetid water to reach islands of safety. ‘Very Dire:’ Devastated by Floods, Pakistan Faces Looming Food Crisis 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z She, her sons and daughter-in-law carried her surviving grandchildren tightly as they waded through waist-deep water out of their home. For Pakistan flood victims, waters hit swiftly and brutally 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Photos and videos from the Seoul metropolitan area, home to about 25 million people, showed half-submerged cars, people walking through waist-deep water and subway stations overflowing. At least 8 dead in Seoul-area flooding amid record rainfall 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Photos on social media showed commuters wading through waist-deep water, drivers stranded on car roofs and rainwater cascading down the steps of subway stations. Floods in Seoul Kill at Least 7, With More Rain Coming 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Deputies waded about 100 yards through waist-deep water to reach the victims, who were also assisted by others in the river and emergency medical workers, Sheriff Knudson said. Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing During River Tubing Confrontation in Wisconsin 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But if the waist-deep water does not subside by the time he needs to plant, he does not know what he will do. ‘Very Dire:’ Devastated by Floods, Pakistan Faces Looming Food Crisis 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Homes were swept off their foundations and people were forced to wade through waist-deep water to reach safety. Storms Drench Southwest Virginia, With Flooding, Landslides and Home Damage 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Parts of the city have been inundated in waist-deep water since Monday, bringing life to a standstill. Mumbai floods: India city on red alert for further rain 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water as incessant rains lash the city, causing flooding. Mumbai: Heavy rains bring Indian city to a standstill 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Images from the state disaster management authority showed women standing in waist-deep water filling buckets for drinking water, while doctors at an inundated hospital said they were treating cancer patients in the street. Large parts of northeastern India still underwater after record rains 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Images from local media in Bangladesh show people walking in waist-deep water, clutching a few belongings in plastic bags held above their heads. Deadly South Asia floods leave families trapped without food and water 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z In Assam state in neighbouring India, flooding has cut off three districts in the Barak valley and the water in parts of the region's main city of Silchar is waist-deep, authorities and residents said. Floods swamp more of Bangladesh and India, millions marooned 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Rescue workers carried trapped people out of buildings on their backs in waist-deep water in Guangdong province, also in the southeast. 6 dead in China as rain triggers landslides, house collapse 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z It’s far enough north that the snow was still waist-deep in early March. Climate change is causing Michigan dogsledders to shift gears from snow to dry land 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z They had been trudging through knee- to waist-deep snow for 11 hours in whiteout conditions, and two had to be rushed to a hospital. A Fatal Crossing on the Northern Border 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z One man was seen wading to his mailbox waist-deep in snow to begin clearing a path. In Icy Conditions, the Northeast Starts Digging Out 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Parts of his resort were buried in waist-deep muck. ‘Help Us’: After Typhoon Rai, Miles of Destruction and the Smell of Death 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z In the regional capital of Pamplona people kayaked down a street, gliding past a bank as rescue workers waded into the waist-deep waters with pumps. Severe flooding kills one as Storm Barra drenches northern Spain 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Since Laundrie reportedly entered the park nearly two weeks ago, torrential rainfall has left the area flooded with waist-deep water, leaving the parking lot where Laundrie is said to have left his car unrecognizable. Gabby Petito case: Florida cowboy says 'no surviving' swamp where police are searching for Brian Laundrie 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z “It took a national and global pandemic and waist-deep floodwaters to bring attention to their plight.” New York Passes Sweeping Bills to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z He had waded back across the river through waist-deep water just to charge his cellphone, but said it was possible the whole family would join him in Mexico before the day was through. Feeling trapped, migrants’ fears grow in Mexican border city 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Agents yelled at the migrants who were crossing in the waist-deep river to get out of the water. US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Several hundred were sitting along the river bank on the U.S. side as 50 to 60 at a time made the crossing to and from Mexico through waist-deep water. U.S., Mexican authorities block shallow dam on border near Del Rio bridge 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Surrounded by waist-deep water, he searched for a sidewalk. He Was Swept Down a Sewer Pipe: ‘I Just Let the Water Take Me’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z In a video made by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Sanogo stands in waist-deep water, splashing with Nania while her sheep friend waits on shore. Reuniting an orphan elephant and her mom, perhaps, with DNA and luck 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z With the vehicle stalled in waist-deep water on Route 22 in Bridgewater, New Jersey, she and her 15-year-old daughter climbed out. New Jersey’s stunning storm toll includes many who drowned in cars 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z “Last time we talked, I told her to get her stuff together because they’re coming to get you. She told me she was waist-deep and floating. She rushed me off the line.” Hurricane Ida victim remembered for her big heart 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The family had retreated to the attic as the water got waist-deep inside their home. COVID-19 looms over rescue efforts amid storm's devastation 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z But the underground facility is flooded, the water waist-deep. This is what New York City will look like after climate change 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Wednesday when the teen, who is from Annapolis, was swimming in waist-deep water in the ocean near 112th Street. Teen drowns in Ocean City, Md., in rip current, officials say 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z ET and that swimming was limited to knee-deep and waist-deep activity for the rest of the day. More New York shark sightings close beaches again 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z He explained it as a beach break, with consistent waves close to shore in waist-deep water. Meet Olympic Surfing’s Wave Whisperer 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z In some parts of the Philippine capital region, an urban sprawl of more than 13 million people, flood waters, in places waist-deep, cut off roads to light vehicles. Philippines evacuates thousands as monsoon rains flood cities, provinces 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The Federal Reserve Board and some of its regional banks are wading waist-deep into politics. Opinion | Too many people are plunging themselves into the world of political performance 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z An operation is under way to rescue passengers submerged in waist-deep floodwaters on a subway train in China. China: Passengers stuck in waist-high water as train floods 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Dramatic video shared on social media showed commuters waist-deep in murky floodwaters on a subway train and an underground station turned into a large, churning pool. Subway passengers trapped waist-high in floodwaters as Chinese river banks burst 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Coast guard personnel rescued villagers who were trapped in houses engulfed in rising floodwater, including in Southern Leyte province, where they carried 40 residents, including children, in waist-deep waters to a gymnasium. Storm leaves 3 dead, displaces hundreds in Philippines 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Lave net fishing involves standing waist-deep in an outgoing tide, and trying to grab passing fish in the homemade nets on willow frames. Severn Estuary lave net fisheries 'destroyed' by new rules 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Students scale obstacle courses, climb mountains and wade through waist-deep swamps while carrying weapons. An Army trailblazer set her sights on a new target. The reaction highlights a deep rift. 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z A female occupant had to be pulled to shore by firefighters because a swift current and poor footing left her stuck in waist-deep water. Fargo authorities assist in rescue after kayak overturns 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z But it was not the book he wanted to write, and soon enough, he recalled years later, he was “waist-deep in stacks of 3-by-5 note cards, exhausted and dispirited.” Norton Juster, who conjured worlds of wordplay in ‘Phantom Tollbooth,’ dies at 91 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z One photo of people sitting in waist-deep water in an assisted living facility in Dickinson, Texas, went viral after Harvey. Texans with disabilities left vulnerable after deep freeze 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “I’m a glass half full person. I always thought we would get back, even when we were waist-deep in the water,” American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson said. New York packs up, reflects after America’s Cup exit 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z “Every day I’m waist-deep in death and dying.” Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Women are burdened with some of the industry’s most difficult and dangerous jobs, spending hours waist-deep in water tainted by chemical runoff and carrying loads so heavy that, over time, their wombs can collapse. Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Images emerging on social media from Rivas, a southern Pacific coastal town far from the storm's center, showed devastating flooding and waist-deep waters from the overflowing Ochomogo River. Category 4 Hurricane Iota slams into Nicaragua 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Wading waist-deep in the rubble of their reputations, many national and state Republican leaders worked this autumn to put the nation in today’s precarious position. Opinion | America is battered, but a somewhat happy ending is in sight 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Wading into waist-deep water, they used heavy machinery on shore to slowly extract blocks of stone that could weigh as much as 1,000 pounds. A Virginia state senator found headstones on his property. It brought to light a historic injustice in D.C. 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Worried about his pregnant wife, Cora, and three daughters, he “struggled 2 miles through waist-deep water to get to his home.” Review | A long, fearsome history of American hurricanes 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z In one shot from August, the model is wearing a patterned long dress while waist-deep in a river. Helena Christensen, 51, wows in green swimsuit on California mountain trip 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The refloating process involves as many as four or five people per whale wading waist-deep in freezing water, attaching slings to the animals so they can be guided out of the harbour by a boat. Australia counts record 470 stranded whales as rescue continues 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Workers lost time from rescuing fish because they spent 45 minutes to free two colleagues who were mired in waist-deep muck. Dam operator must atone for rubber spill into Puyallup River 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Of course, we had been expecting to be waist-deep in the Euros by late June. Norwich v Manchester United: FA Cup quarter-final – live! 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z He would not stop, even though the snow was almost waist-deep, and put everything he had into getting me to that ledge. My ski guide carried me on his back so I could be rescued 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The waist-deep water filled his waders, soaking his shoes, his pants, his pistol. New warden uses old-school skills in desperate search 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s easy to collect “likes” by posting a photograph of yourself waist-deep in a craggy loch. The Subversive Joy of Cold-Water Swimming 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Three men toil waist-deep in mud with a hose jetting water under an uprooted tree. 'Like a bomb going off': why Brazil's largest reserve is facing destruction 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Israeli media was filled with images of roadways turned to muddy rivers and rescuers wading through waist-deep water with adults on their backs. With deadly floods, Israel endures rising waters amid growing geopolitical tensions 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The 69-year-old's skeletal remains were found waist-deep in mud by a passing fisherman near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in February, eight months after he was reported missing. Wife and lover guilty of farmer's murder 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Inside a shed, several employees got into waist-deep water in a concrete pool and sifted the final sediments. Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Williams is credited with spending an hour climbing the mountain under fire to help remove wounded Americans, maneuvering through the ice-cold, waist-deep river to reach them. ‘What can I do?’: Special Forces soldier who fought to save his team in Afghanistan receives Medal of Honor 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Footage showed muddy waters spilling from a river in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo, where pedestrians waded through waist-deep floods. Heavy rain floods parts of Japan recovering from typhoons 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z By the time the quarter came to an end, he was already waist-deep in the Ukraine scandal. Trump breaks fundraising records — after he guts elections oversight agency 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z A man was leaning waist-deep out of the back driver’s side window, a black semi-automatic pistol in hand. Why are so many people getting shot on California highways? 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Those who are eager to sink the judiciary waist-deep into the politics of politics resort to blunderbuss arguments. Opinion | The Supreme Court should steer clear of gerrymandering cases 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z When the big day comes a few days later, they are ready model the ethical outfits waist-deep in a pit of balls made from recycled plastic. The students modelling recycled clothes 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Brazilian television broadcast images of a woman waist-deep in mud being rescued by a helicopter, and aerial video of huge rivers of mud rushing over roads and burying homes and trees. 7 People Killed and 200 Missing in Brazil After Dam Collapses, Officials Say 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Walk two metres in and you’re already waist-deep in the water. The best photographs of 2018 – and the stories behind them 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z What started as a cross-Canada phenomenon, with migrants braving freezing temperatures, fields of waist-deep snow and icy ditches at times to enter the country, has narrowed to a few key spots along the border. The volunteers welcoming refugees on Canada's 'new underground railroad' 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z The farthest anyone has gotten was in 1991, when some anthropologists stood in waist-deep water near the shore and gifted coconuts to smiling tribesman. Islanders Who Killed American Have a History of Guarding Their Isolation 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Yanagihara spent almost 3 hours wading in waist-deep waters, hoping to catch box jellyfish for her studies of their venom. Jellyfish almost killed this scientist. Now, she wants to save others from their fatal venom 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Whatever you call it, it's a hike in the knee-deep to waist-deep water of the Everglades or other aqueous environments. Factors That Up the Chances an Exotic Pet Gets Released into the Wild 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Jaynes said those aboard managed to wade through waist-deep water to the emergency exits on the sinking plane. Flotilla of small boats rescues passengers from crashed plane in Micronesia 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “Now they’ve all crashed. The growing list of people being ensnared in this, it is the tide rising, and I think the president’s behavior reflects the sense that he’s now waist-deep.” ‘Doesn’t involve me’: Trump tries to distance himself from Cohen, Manafort cases 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z I am definitely past “Childhood” and “Youth” and I am waist-deep in the “Adulthood” part, and that s— is heavy. Gypsy Sally’s Jam host Gordon Sterling’s perfect D.C. day is full of writing, playing and seeing music 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Dogs trained to detect human remains and their handlers have scoured debris piles up to 20 feet high and 40 feet wide, sometimes in waist-deep mud, Brown said. Six people killed in Montecito mudslides were in voluntary evacuation zones; 11 others on border 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z “You’re walking around in waist-deep soup,” he said of the grueling undertaking. Mudslides claim couple married 50 years, real estate agent 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Run-off from heavy rain caused devastation in Santa Barbara County, with officials saying mud was waist-deep in some areas. California mudslides: Before and after 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Search and rescue efforts have been slow as crews have to navigate through waist-deep mud, fallen trees, boulders and other debris. Rescuers race against time to find missing in California mudslides 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Some 500 firefighters from across the state rushed to help, with crews struggling through clogged roads, waist-deep mud and downed trees throughout the day in search of victims. Death toll from slides rises to 15 with daybreak air rescues set to begin in Montecito 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z In some places mud was waist-deep, officials said. Rescuers search for California survivors 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Photos posted on social media showed upside-down cars along debris-clogged roads and mud waist-deep in living rooms. California mudslide: five killed after heavy rains lash Santa Barbara 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Down at the water, some older sunbathers had dragged in the resort’s plastic lawn chairs so they could sit waist-deep, and we followed their lead. Letter of Recommendation: Floating 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Search and rescue efforts have been slow as crews have to navigate through waist-deep mud, fallen trees, boulders and other debris. Rescuers race against time to find missing in California mudslides 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Elder watched as blurry figures carried whatever they could get their hands on out into the murky, waist-deep floodwater. Officers seek guns stolen from Houston stores during Harvey 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Volunteers at one had to wade through waist-deep waters carrying dogs to safety, while other shelters lost their roofs, food and cages. Abandoned pets swamp shelters in post-hurricane Puerto Rico 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Two men from Ghana lost most of their fingers to frostbite last winter after getting lost in waist-deep snow while negotiating the icy prairies along the U.S. border with the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fearful of Trump's America, asylum seekers from across the globe stream into Canada 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z In a modest pocket of homes and businesses by the interstate, the water was waist-deep. Irma wasn't the total disaster that was feared. But in parts of Florida, you could see disaster from there 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Images showed residents wading in waist-deep water along the iconic Malecon seafront promenade. Irma Death Toll Rises to 38 in Caribbean 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Eyewitnesses reported waist-deep flooding in some Miami streets, including three to four feet in the city's financial district, south of downtown. Hurricane Irma Starts Raking Miami 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z He said he had been wading through waist-deep floodwater, filthy with garbage, for three days in an attempt to find his son. They Thought the Monsoons Were Calm. Then Came the Deadly Floods. 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Roads were hit by waist-deep flooding, flights cancelled and train services suspended, stranding tens of thousands. India floods: Heavy rain in Mumbai kills five - BBC News 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z MUMBAI—Torrential monsoon rains paralyzed India’s financial capital for a second day Wednesday as the streets turned into rivers and people waded through waist-deep waters. Mumbai Paralyzed by Floods as Heavy Rain Batters India’s Financial Hub 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Not wanting to risk my car on Sunday morning, I started toward our newsroom on foot and found myself waist-deep two blocks from my home. Opinion | Harvey should be the turning point in fighting climate change 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The walk usually takes five minutes, but it took more than an hour as the family trudged through waist-deep floodwater. Thousands pile into makeshift shelters, big and small, across Texas 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z As homes across the metro region filled with waist-deep water, rescuers scoured flooded inner city streets and subdivisions in kayaks, fishing boats and inflatable rafts, plucking families to safety. Harvey's toll: 30,000 expected in Houston shelters, 450,000 may need disaster help 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Residents of a care home were rescued after an image of them waist-deep in floodwater went viral on Twitter. Storm Harvey: Coast Guard urges people not to tweet for help - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Seawater poured in so fast that it was already waist-deep before the first of 42 sailors in the worst-affected room could climb to safety in the dark. 'Water on deck!' 'Get out!' Navy investigation details mid-ocean collision that killed seven sailors 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Derrick Freeman, 43, a drummer, had already missed a gig on Saturday night because he was stuck in his home in the Mid-City neighborhood, surrounded by waist-deep water that flooded his car. New Orleans Scrambles to Repair Drainage System After Severe Flooding 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Two recliners with an ottoman face the living room’s TV, and a healthy collection of books is at the ready should one of the three books in which I am currently waist-deep not suffice. TRAVEL: The Ivy Baltimore provides world-class accommodation, service 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Knee-deep rivers that are prime hunting grounds for fish have become waist-deep torrents, moving too fast to fish. California's lakes are full again but fishing remains in a drought 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z When the men reached Ericson and her exhausted boyfriend, they were all standing about waist-deep in the ocean. Friends jump into action to help save San Onofre shark-bite victim 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z He was last seen wading knee- or waist-deep in the waves. Teen who fled war-torn Syria presumed drowned off Mission Beach 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “We were wading out there into the waist-deep snow and rain,” he said. Linemen still reeling from major Jackson-area power outage 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z On this week’s Still Processing, we ask our colleague and buddy Jim Rutenberg, who covers the media for The New York Times and looks to be waist-deep in news about the incoming administration. On Movies and the Political Plots That Seem Made for Them 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The squad crossed a cold, waist-deep canal and stacked at the entrance. The Fighter 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Shielded by eucalyptus trees and waist-deep cogon grass, each grave is a dune-shaped pile of crushed rocks and caked mud about 3 feet tall. The search for answers about how the victims of China's Cultural Revolution actually died 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Two Bourne officers who helped carry MacDonald and another wounded person through waist-deep snow to ambulances, along with a Bourne officer and state trooper who apprehend a suspect, were presented with the Medal of Valor. Massachusetts cops honored for bravery at annual ceremony 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z About 60 homes in the town of Greene took on waist-deep floodwaters from the Shell Rock River in Butler County. Up to 10 inches of Midwest rain leaves 1 dead, soggy mess 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z “Town hall is waist-deep,” Mayor Toni Guitrau said as she stopped by the church to check on relief efforts after cleaning her own home, which flooded. In a flooded Louisiana parish, a 3-mile journey down the river to answer the question: Did our house survive? 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z “Town hall is waist-deep. Our museum, which has all our history, got water. We can’t get to that yet,” Mayor Toni Guitrau said as she stopped by the church hall to check on relief efforts. Louisiana town was flooded six months ago. Now the water is back, even higher, and rescues continue 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The family’s vehicles were submerged, so Israel said he and his wife each grabbed a garbage bag full of clothes and walked in waist-deep water to level ground, where a friend helped them evacuate. A ‘horror movie': Fast-rising floodwaters in Louisiana spark a state of emergency 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z In Baker, just north of Baton Rouge, residents said they had to be rescued by boats or wade though waist-deep, snake-infested water to reach dry ground. 2 Dead and More Than 1,000 Rescued as 'Unprecedented' Floods Hit Louisiana 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z Wading waist-deep into the water, I’d ball my fists like a prize fighter and jab at the incoming tide, raising my hands in victory as each wave dissolved at my feet. Dad Can’t Always Calm the Waves 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z A video posted online by local media of the so-called human chain shows an unidentified woman in a compact convertible car as muddy, waist-deep waters gush down a roadway that looks like a raging river. Maryland town ravaged by deadly flood looks to rebuild 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Heavy rains caused waist-deep flooding on Saturday night in a suburb of Baltimore, damaging homes and businesses and pushing cars through the streets, an official said. Heavy rains flood Baltimore suburb, homes damaged 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The militants buried her waist-deep in the ground and the other captives were made to stone her to death. Chibok girl's life with Boko Haram in Nigeria - BBC News 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z “You can actually stand on it - in waist-deep water,” Skrmetta said. Lost year of Biloxi’s submerged Isle of Caprice discovered 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Luckily for the American economy, the dumb money this time around is no longer a mob of deluded pensioners waist-deep in Webvan. Bubble Indemnity 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Before he spoke, the pope watched a two-minute video that showed images of children wading waist-deep through rivers of garbage. Pope Francis, in Nairobi Slum, Denounces ‘New Forms of Colonialism’ 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Emergency workers waded into waist-deep water to help people trapped in cars, dozens of boats fanned out to rescue others in flooded neighborhoods and some were plucked from rooftops by helicopters. News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z "As long as you don't have a heart condition or another reason why you're a threat to yourself in waist-deep water, we'll teach you," Paris said. Some surfing tips to help newbies hang ten 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Just because a reporter sees some dude in waist-deep water with a TV on his back is not a reason to shoot.” Misleading reports of lawlessness after Katrina worsened crisis, officials say 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z According to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue, a 25-year-old man was in waist-deep water when he was bitten Sunday evening. 5 Things to Know in Florida for July 27 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z On 14 June, here on Oak Island, a shark ripped into a 12-year-old girl who was standing waist-deep in the water. Sharks haunt North Carolina's Fourth of July but experts say attacks are rare 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The attack happened around noon on a beach watched by a lifeguard as Costello swam in waist-deep water about 30 feet offshore, the National Park Service said in a news release. Governor: North Carolina looking for shark attack patterns 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Murray rushed over and found laptops floating in waist-deep water; tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment was destroyed. The Galaxy-Sized Video Game 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z “It looked like a hurricane struck,” said Wester, whose apartment complex was surrounded by floodwaters, waist-deep in some places. Rains hit South, Midwest; woman killed in flood 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z One of my favorites is Mud Mile 2.0, which involves wading through a series of waist-deep mud pits. Challenging the Comfort Zone 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Police said Kellum then drove on flat tires into the Malden River, waded in waist-deep and tried to swim away from firefighters trying to rescue him. Police: drunk man drives into river after fleeing 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z He quickly realized it was a woman standing waist-deep in the Savannah River, close to the Georgia bank. Firefighter hospitalized with flesh-eating disease 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Near a bridge going into the downtown neighborhood of Batamaloo, one man said that he had carried two children on either hip and waded through waist-deep water to dry land. Kashmiris Cope With Flooding, and Resentment of India 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z As Nelson urged them into waist-deep water, McDougall looked ready to hop the fence. Gator wrestlers grab life by the tail 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z When officers arrived, the man ran down the rocks and was shown on live television wading waist-deep in the ocean. Man wades into ocean to avoid LAPD arrest in Pacific Palisades 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z She says the woman looked like she was wading in waist-deep water, but realized she was tangled in some trees and had clearly broken her leg. Woman pulled from river by college rowers, coaches 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Dropped nearly 100 yards from the beach during the first wave of the invasion, Capa waded through waist-deep water dodging heavy fire and carrying three cameras. See how these iconic D Day photos by Robert Capa were almost lost 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z He waded into the waist-deep mud, toward a mother stuck in a pile of debris at the base of a fir tree, her legs apparently broken. Mountain That Roared Down Turns Into a Tomb of Debris 2014-03-28T02:25:44Z The Bears continue plowing through their offseason, currently waist-deep in free agency business with their focus heavily on defense. Bears need a cast call for a backup QB 2014-03-14T01:35:00Z He describes working on drainage ditches around artillery positions "nearly waist-deep in water and everywhere well over the ankles in mud, and in addition it frequently rained. I leave you to imagine the results." Letters from WW1 trenches go on show 2014-02-18T01:04:13Z He saw the creature, waded out waist-deep into the water, and took the photo. Photos of the Loch Ness Monster, revisited 2013-07-10T15:15:00.793Z Witnesses said low-lying coastal areas were covered in waist-deep water as the storm crossed and trees were uprooted and houses damaged. Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, five dead 2013-05-16T10:18:12Z In the centre of Jakarta, where streets are jammed at the best of times, long lines of idled cars waited for waist-deep to recede. Floods Paralyze Indonesian Capital, Heavy Rains Continue 2013-01-17T21:15:08.157Z Do we dip our toe or go in waist-deep?” News Blackouts, for Security or Serenity 2012-12-24T01:18:21Z Already half a dozen men with a rope were waist-deep in the water.... Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z He came, on a sudden, upon the swamp, into which he plunged so recklessly that he was waist-deep before he knew it. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z He wondered why men went to sea in sailing ships, to bear fatigues nobody endured at home, to fight for life on slanted yards, and stagger waist-deep about flooded decks. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The others, more fortunate, had been thrown on a ledge, which left them in comparative safety, though they were waist-deep in water. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Only a short reach of the river was visible, but here he saw negroes wading waist-deep. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Down their sides rolled hundreds of little streams; and in the waters, waist-deep, were myriads of human beings, delving, and scraping, and washing, and picking up what seemed to me to be gold. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Amos threw aside the slab, and then jumped backward, as I stood up in the grave, waist-deep in mother earth. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z He was gone, wading waist-deep in flowers, ere I could compose my mind to think or protest, leaving me speechless; standing by the table. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The floor of the redwood forest in our northern coast counties is often carpeted with this little undershrub, while in other places one can wade waist-deep in it. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z In striking contrast was the beginning of the American work when a few men climbed out of a boat into water waist-deep and began cutting down jungle brush. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z "I was almost waist-deep when I last went through," said Valentine, who did not display his usual perspicacity. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The men were evidently tired, for they had toiled waist-deep in the surf since early morning, and Austin decided to spare them the journey for his despatch gig. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z There is something also about the grey lichened rocks bursting out of the waist-deep furze and bracken that serves to emphasize the fulness of growth. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Calling males were found on aquatic plants above the water in deep ponds in the forest where it was necessary for the collector to wade waist-deep in water to obtain them. A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico 2011-12-31T03:00:17.400Z The bridge where Sedgwick’s division stood was passable, but Richardson’s was under water waist-deep, and the flooding river rising. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z As a consequence of taking the lead, it was the native rather than the visitor who went off the caving path into the waist-deep little river. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Passing through, one walks waist-deep along a narrow pathway amidst green vines. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Stand on the grass lining the lake’s edge today — and in any other year you would be standing nearly waist-deep in water. Texas Drought Is Revealing Secrets of the Deep 2011-11-29T14:48:25Z "It took getting waist-deep in trouble to basically say, this is not the path for me," Hoffman-Ellis says of his time at Santa Monica. Washington State senior linebacker Alex Hoffman-Ellis took an unusual route to success 2011-11-24T01:48:09Z She seemed a horribly long way out, but he splashed in hurriedly, afraid to wait a moment lest his resolution should melt away, and he was soon waist-deep with a strong stream swirling around him. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Then, swinging her round into an eddy, he jumped off into the waist-deep water and led her unresistingly up against the bank. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z People living in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, have been struggling in waist-deep water for days, as have those in suburbs and provinces to the north of Bangkok. Thais hope flooded factories back up in 3 months 2011-10-31T04:58:26Z But it's too late for most people living in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, struggling in waist-deep water to save their possessions. Peak tides test Thai capital's flood defenses 2011-10-30T04:25:26Z On the outskirts of the city, television images showed residents with plastic bags over their heads wading through waist-deep water. HSBC Chief Uses Submarine Past as Expats Flee Flood-Hit Bangkok 2011-10-26T17:22:44Z They spent a long while struggling around the pond, into which they had to wade nearly waist-deep before Harry contrived to rake the duck in toward him with the muzzle of his rifle. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z At frequent intervals he was waist-deep in water. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Then, as he stood waist-deep in water patting the trembling beast, he looked up. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Those sailors who were obliged to remain above, walked waist-deep in water. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z Undiscovered, the boat's crew succeeded in wading along the bar, frequently waist-deep in foam. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Half-way over the whole right side of the slushy cap sliced off and let me flounder down into the waist-deep pool. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z One man appeared to be standing in waist-deep water, and it wasn’t until crews reached him that they realized “he was standing on his SUV,” he said. Woman who disappeared in Pittsburgh flash flooding is found dead, bringing victim total to 4 2011-08-20T17:44:52Z Then there was a scrambling and splashing, and he found himself suddenly waist-deep in the river. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Stumbling through snowdrifts, waist-deep in ice hollows, jumping treacherous crevasses, they pushed on, and the dark spot gradually took shape. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Or a guide, who declared he knew the country, bog us waist-deep in a quagmire, where we lost half our ammunition? The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z She stood waist-deep among the briers: Above in twisted lengths were rolled The sunset's tangled whorls of gold, Blown from the west's cloud-pillared fires. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z “Edward, please give that fellow a good flogging,” called Clarence from the lake where he stood waist-deep in water. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z Brooke left him presently, and, turning off where the flume climbed to the dam, came upon Jimmy, tranquilly leaning upon his shovel while he watched the two or three men who toiled waist-deep in water. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z He jumped ashore and splashed through the pools, which were almost waist-deep in some places, up to where the ox was standing panting, wild-eyed and nearly exhausted with fright and struggle. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z The gate was lying on the ground, and the snow in the courtyard was almost waist-deep. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z The waggons were dragged or lifted by the united efforts of crowds of archers, and though waist-deep in water, the whole army crossed in safety. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Plunging in pellucid water not waist-deep—their lower extremities only concealed by the saturated skirts that clung like cerements around them—their feet showing clear as coral—the two young creatures continued to disport themselves. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Then he went out into the deepening shadows, and floundering waist-deep through the ford, plodded up the climbing trail with his face towards the snow. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z Then a fire grew brighter above the roaring beach, men came floundering waist-deep through the surf, those in the boat sprang over, and they went up with the wash of a sea. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z When they left it to haul out a log that had fallen beyond its edge they were forced to plunge waist-deep into dripping brush and withered fern. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z With full stretchers they made their way back slowly, and each journey took many hours, and on the way they stuck many times in bogs and slipped many times waist-deep in shell-holes. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z He had waded waist-deep into the Whit to try to save some one who was drowning there, but in vain. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z Seaman Williams went ashore with a line, and, waist-deep in the water, held on to it for over an hour. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z So they struck into the rushing water, then running in flood, and waded across waist-deep. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Residents emptied supermarket shelves of food and bottled water in recent days as they stocked up to reduce the need to get around in waist-deep waters. Death toll in Brazil slides exceeds 400 and still growing 2011-01-13T18:21:00Z They went into swamps everywhere, into the zone of shell-craters newly brimmed with water, and along tracks without duck-boards, where men went ankle-deep, if not knee-deep or waist-deep. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z It appeared to be high and dry as the company landed there in the evening, but during the night the rising tide gained upon them until finally they were waist-deep in water. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Other soldiers quickly arrived and clawed and pulled at the waist-deep rubble to free the buried troops. Huge Bomb Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan 2010-12-12T19:39:00Z A woman trying to retrieve an errant tee shot near a small lake at Knob Hill Golf Course in Manalapan, N.J., got trapped in waist-deep mud for nearly 20 minutes before she could be extricated. The answer, my friend, is sitting in the stands | Sideline Chatter 2010-08-30T02:05:00Z But in '96, under intense pressure from younger rivals, he cracked wide apart on a climb, suddenly pedaling as if trying to yank his legs out of waist-deep, hardening concrete. Bicycling.com: For Lance, a legendary collapse in France 2010-07-11T23:57:00Z A thrashing, struggling something in the filled canoe next caught all eyes, and Levi, leaping into the waist-deep stream, grasped and lifted a dripping form. The Girl From Tim's Place It will be seen from this that the trenches are not always waist-deep or even knee-deep in water. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War Accordingly Mr. Fanning, standing between a cross fire of admonishment and objurgation, was fain to advance till waist-deep. A Poached Peerage Blake, sitting waist-deep in the pool, blinked at them benignly with his pale blue eyes, and produced the quart flask, still a third full of whiskey. Into the Primitive It was a terrible march for the exhausted men, up the bed of a mountain creek, often waist-deep in water, and over steep fern-covered hills, until, just as day was breaking, they reached an out-station. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Immediately afterwards I saw him jump on to the after-rail and make some sort of negative signal to a couple of half-drowned boys who, waist-deep in swirling water, were pawing desperately among the depth-charges. Sea-Hounds Crops, waist-deep, grow up to the walls—barley, wheat, beans, and peas. The Unveiling of Lhasa Though our thermometer here registered well below zero, we struggled on upward through the waist-deep snow to the first of the summits which rose before us. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The water was now more than waist-deep, and was still rising; soon the cattle on the outside were lifted off their feet. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars At once the kroo boys leapt over the side, waist-deep in the receding water. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War We worked the oars softly, as can well be imagined, and having come to the land went waist-deep into the water lest the grounding of the skiff's bow upon the sand might be heard. The Minute Boys of Boston Columbine and larkspur grow on the dryer edges of the meadows, with a tall handsome lupine standing waist-deep in long grasses and sedges. My First Summer in the Sierra He found himself filling his lungs with free air and fighting his way toward the cabin doors through water waist-deep. The Destroying Angel Often he was forced to leap from rock to rock or from one mossy hillock to another, that he might not sink waist-deep in the morass. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Climbing the steep bank, they wallowed through thickets waist-deep in snow. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure She stood waist-deep amid the briers; Above in twisted lengths were rolled The sunset's tangled whorls of gold, Blown from the West's mist-fueled fires. Blooms of the Berry And then I am about waist-deep in my big book on the South Seas: the big book on the South Seas it ought to be, and shall. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) He paused waist-deep to lean over the side and inspect the cockpit; the survey drew from him an expression of approval. The Destroying Angel Some of the men were standing waist-deep in the water, trying to fasten lines to trees, to hold in place the boats already stationed and being held there by arms straining at the poles. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign He stepped on a smooth stone, his feet went from under him and he sat 'down hard and waist-deep in much the coldest water that he ever remembered. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro It was a sea of water, covering the road waist-deep, in which men and horses were seen to be floundering promiscuously. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 The icy water shocked Brian's brain awake and drove the pain out of him momentarily, and before Cathbarr was waist-deep he heard a hail and saw the dark shape of a galley approaching. Nuala O'Malley Its shells were able to sweep over every yard of the crossing, and could cut down those who were wading desperately through the waist-deep water, as though they were helpless flies. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France He immediately divested himself of the only garment he had on, and, plunging into the water, succeeded in bringing Walter Marsh within reach of Albert Nicholls, who was walking out waist-deep to meet him. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Then the paddlers must catch the veer of the flow or they would presently be out waist-deep shoving cargo and craft off sand bars. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) Fording, near waist-deep, the Etchemain River, they were received beyond its mouth by the boats of the fleet, and, as each detachment arrived, conveyed on board. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Donning vitrilene helmets and taking vitrilene shields in their hands, the crews of both tanks climbed out into the waist-deep water and gathered around the Doctor for orders. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 Ellinwood leaped for the weather-rigging and the other two clutched the wheel as they stood waist-deep in the surge that roared over the taffrail and to leeward. The Harbor of Doubt However, some of the natives came out to help us, and, wading waist-deep in the water, guided us into a small channel, and from thence carried us one by one ashore. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Acton glanced at the strip of tumbling foam––through which he had waded waist-deep––between them and the boat, and Nasmyth turned towards Miss Hamilton, who, to his astonishment, recoiled from him. The Greater Power The snow will be waist-deep in the hollows. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit He waded waist-deep in water, learned to carry heavy burdens on his shoulder, and found his interest in the task growing upon him. Thurston of Orchard Valley Hiram handed up the axe, seized another, and with a great effort squeezed himself through the hole and joined Frank in the fore-part of the boat, which was waist-deep in water. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California One o'clock came, and two o'clock, and the pirates were clustering on the highest shoal, waist-deep in water. Tales of the Fish Patrol He sprang down from the stone as another sea came in, and floundered ashore waist-deep with it, after which he set his dripping companion down upon the beach. The Greater Power They were now waist-deep; for, little by little, as the sand gave way under their feet, they had been driven backwards towards deeper water. A Chapter of Adventures There were no regular supplies of food, tents and blankets ran out, the soldiers waded waist-deep through rushing waters. Kościuszko A Biography Then, once more riding out to the boat, he sprang off nearly waist-deep into the water and climbed into the boat, leaving Danny to take his chances with the others. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The central channel is navigable by small craft, and the other channels are fordable waist-deep. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It seemed to me he'd always been weedy in the chest, but he'd been working waist-deep in an icy creek, building a dam at a mine, until his lungs had given out. Hawtrey's Deputy It was a strange looking line of creatures who came crawling, waist-deep in filth, through the sewer’s channel. Winning the Wilderness We plunged knee-deep, waist-deep through the drifts, for our lives,—for mine, anyhow. The La Chance Mine Mystery For half an hour Brett waded in waist-deep water along a wall of damp clay that rose sheer above him. It Could Be Anything Max and Dale then waded waist-deep into the Meuse, and, with a whispered farewell to M. Dubec, allowed themselves to float down with the stream. Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns In a moment or two, however, the strain slackened, and looking round he saw Charly waist-deep in the snow. Hawtrey's Deputy Jim, clinging to a boulder far out on the streaming ledges, now showered with spray, now buried waist-deep, was watching every movement of the crew. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good I found the cabin flooded, and waded waist-deep to the skipper's room, where I found his Winchester hanging to the bulkhead. The Grain Ship All that day we toiled along, now scrambling over mountainous "torosses," now wading waist-deep in soft snow, which occasionally gave way to precipitate us into invisible holes. From Paris to New York by Land From time to time they had to wade waist-deep across channels by which the water from the marsh was draining slowly into the river. With Cochrane the Dauntless Then she went and sought him deeper, Ever deeper in the water, Stocking-deep into the water, Standing waist-deep in the water. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes His body thudded against the riveted side, slid down, and he hung by one arm, waist-deep in the water. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good In a moment or two, however, the strain slackened, and looking round, he saw Charly waist-deep in the snow. Masters of the Wheat-Lands The girl scrambled down, waist-deep in yellow fern, but the other side was steep and stony and she was glad of help when he held out his hand. The Long Portage I had just finished and was standing waist-deep in the water when the Turkish counter-attack commenced with a volley from the distant end of the fort, not over 300 yards off. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" But I landed in the dark chamber of a Gnomon, waist-deep in loose wheat. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Her forefoot was run on a bar fully two hundred yards off shore; and communications were carried on by means of laborious wading, waist-deep, to and fro. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest It seemed to me he had always been weedy in the chest, but he had been working waist-deep in an icy creek, building a dam at a mine, until his lungs had given out. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Alighting waist-deep in a frothing rush of water, he was driven for a few yards down-stream, and it was only by seeking the support of the rock that he slowly made head against the torrent. The Long Portage We may be sure that there were faint hearts among them when they felt the cold water and160 knew that there were miles of it to cross, here ankle- or knee-deep, there waist-deep. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality And far afield we wandered and stood waist-deep in the golden meadows, until the weary twilight called us home. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates Finally, we were obliged to wade and drag the canoes after us in water varying between ankle-and waist-deep. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Inch by inch the men haul in, waist-deep most of the time and often completely under. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways A few seconds later he was waist-deep in the swift icy current, savagely endeavoring to drag the animal toward the bank, while Lisle stood near him, breathing hard, with a red hunting-knife in his hand. The Long Portage The expedition, arrested by an unfordable torrent, returned just in time to reach the landing by wading through water waist-deep. From Fort Henry to Corinth His canoe struck on a ledge, in passing over a little fall, swung around sidewise to the current, and half filled with water; he and Harry had to leap out into the stream waist-deep. Days Off And Other Digressions He struggled forward breast-deep, waist-deep, knee-deep, in the black water. The Northern Iron It is dreadfully crude to rush in waist-deep at once. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance One of those tropical hurricanes came along the same day they started, blew down trees, filled rivers to over their banks, and made them wade waist-deep in the mud of the roads. The U-boat hunters “I care not if they were waist-deep!” cried the reckless man: “I’ve been glued to my seat for a week; so I’ll walk to church, if I should have to swim for it.” Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication The latter, who had evidently recovered himself, was standing waist-deep in the foam, as if anxious to grasp the boat when it grounded. The Eagle Cliff He felt for them with his feet, reached them, stood upright waist-deep. The Northern Iron "We'll take your orders, sir," spoke up one of the mates, saluting, as Dave and his party reached a forward hold where, despite the flimsy canvas patch already rigged, the water was almost waist-deep. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers It was very clear and brown, with a pebbled bottom that you could see into, and a sort of natural round pool, where the current was partly dammed, making it waist-deep. I've Married Marjorie He turned down another corridor and walked suddenly into waist-deep water, so cold it numbed his legs. The Dark Door The troops were landed, and on the 8th, charging over marshy ground, sometimes waist-deep in water, carried the batteries and gained possession of the island. History of the United States, Volume 4 Ross staggered forward, half-blind with sleep, wading knee-deep, sometimes waist-deep, in the water. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men Much of the plain was in forest, but in some places the waist-deep corn was waving, and in others the wheat stood in shocks. The Long Roll When he was about waist-deep the buoy floated him. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole Hilda at once rushed in waist-deep and caught him by the collar. Erling the Bold It was that of the youth of the ulster, who now stood waist-deep eagerly stretching out his hands towards an object with which the wild waves seemed to sport lovingly. The Young Trawler All was now bustle and tenfold excitement, for the soldiers on the beach hurried waist-deep into the sea for the purpose of carrying the future settlers on shore. The Settler and the Savage Despite all that had been done, the hall might be described as waist-deep in letters! Post Haste Perhaps they are only a-cold, and no wonder, standing waist-deep in the stream. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) He then gave Smith over to three young squaws, who pulled him into the river waist-deep, and made signs to him that he should plunge his head into the water. Stories Of Ohio The water was more than waist-deep now, and the chill feeling of despair was growing rapidly upon all. Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea Long Shon was below him, standing waist-deep, and holding on to prevent being swept away, while Scoodrach was many feet above, climbing to his right, and evidently scanning the stream. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai This was a good stretch, a hundred yards or more of still, crystal water, in which we were waist-deep. The Rifle Rangers There was a short rope made fast to it, and he alternately floundered almost waist-deep through the pools behind the craft and dragged it over some thinly-covered ledge. The Gold Trail Often we were wading waist-deep in the pools, and often on hands and knees drawing ourselves over the surf-swept ledges. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess In crossing these we went knee-deep, and once waist-deep, into it. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' The cliff roared down with miniature rivulets and the slippery clay bank gave to every step of the climbers slithering down waist-deep in mud and weeds. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The trenches were knee-deep in water, in some places waist-deep, for the ground was as level as a floor and there was no possibility of drainage. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army We worked waist-deep in it part of the time, and thawed out every stick of giant-powder at the fire. The Gold Trail But the bog held him and pulled him down inch by inch—so quickly that, before I could understand what was passing, he was struggling waist-deep like a man swimming for his life. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess In our case we were less than waist-deep in the hole, and had not yet set up the windlass, when we reached the upper surface of the bed-rock. Branded A group of students, meeting her halfway, leaped gallantly into the snow waist-deep to let her pass, and did not presume to question her mission or destination. The Mayor of Warwick The more Dal tried to hurry the more he seemed to be wading through waist-deep mud, unable to make his fingers do what he wanted them to do. Star Surgeon There was a great splash and a wrench that almost dragged her off her feet; then he was close beside her, waist-deep in the stream. The Gold Trail Where Wentworth forded a waist-deep stream he had lain down to rest on the sand of the opposite bank. The Challenge of the North We found a little basin among the rushes at the south end of the lake, about waist-deep and a rod or two wide, shaped like a sunfish's nest. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth It was waist-deep on the level; the river was frozen solid; the drifts were above the sides of the ships, and the ice was four inches thick on the bulwarks. Days of the Discoverers He was waist-deep in the leafy twigs and boughs as in a nest. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel The ghostly shape of the hill was to their right, and they circled its base almost waist-deep in drift. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier I dashed on in the dark; a wave went over my head as I stooped, nearly waist-deep, groping. Romance Impossible to proceed without power, except by cordelling—which we did, walking waist-deep in the water much of the time. The River and I Before the little craft was fairly under way he plunged into the surf waist-deep and scrambled over the stern, nearly upsetting the Cap'n as he rolled in. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul The old man had a rope tied to his middle; Jerome followed him, unresistingly, and they crossed, almost waist-deep and in danger of being swept from their foothold by the current. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel At sunrise Clark started on again, through icy water waist-deep, this time with the stern command to shoot the first laggard. American Men of Action Three or four men take turns, standing waist-deep in the water, treading with all their might and howling. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan I leaped out, waist-deep in the cold stream, and threw my weight against her. The River and I She shook back her wet hair and stood up waist-deep in the clear, green water. The Odds And Other Stories A hundred yards below this shouting, curious crowd, stands, waist-deep in the Nile, a slender-limbed boy, about ten years old. Idolatry A Romance Down the muddy creek-bank rushed my victim, plunged through the tumbling waters waist-deep, and, as soon as the opposite shore was reached, a vociferous call was made for Tom, the negro foreman. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest At this river we mounted our elephant to cross, as the water was waist-deep at the ford. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official He went toward them, and as he drew near, he saw that the dancers had worn a ditch waist-deep about the tree. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends They barely saved themselves by rapid flight, the water becoming waist-deep before they gained the entrance. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The ch�lets are like fairy houses or toys, waist-deep in stores of winter fuel. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Jonathan clung to the sills waist-deep in the torrent, crept under the floor timbers, and then bracing his back held the beam until he dragged her clear. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others In many places they were broken down by shell-fire, in others they were waist-deep in water. A Student in Arms Second Series It had no cohesion, the runners sank in it, and Winston was almost waist-deep when he dragged the floundering team through the drifts. Winston of the Prairie The red berries were plentiful, and they had gone farther than they intended when George stopped waist-deep in the grass of a dry sloo, where shallow water had lain in the spring. Ranching for Sylvia They have been fighting waist-deep in water," said the Commandant, "and last night was cold. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front I waded waist-deep through the breakers to climb into one. White Shadows in the South Seas Standing waist-deep in snow, he whistled and called. Judith of the Godless Valley He had grasped the oars; the little boat leaped off into the night, leaving the cursing desperadoes waist-deep in the chilly waters. Truxton King A Story of Graustark All this occurred in the midst of the winter, in water waist-deep, with no change of clothing, and the men weary from head to foot. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Seaforth was waist-deep next minute, and the water was horribly cold. Alton of Somasco They won up over the sullen rapids of the river which came into the bay, toiling sometimes waist-deep at the cordelle, yet complaining not at all. The Mississippi Bubble When he got back, with the vinegar jug filled with gasoline hung around his neck, he reported the Adventurer waist-deep in water at the stern. The Adventure Club Afloat He is, indeed, a pilgrim who struggles out of one slough of despond only to fall waist-deep into another. The Art of Letters First we come to a branch less than waist-deep. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Then there was another shout, and when somebody dragged the pony clear of the boulder he held on by the bridle and went floundering waist-deep up stream. Alton of Somasco They worked as far as possible from the decks of logs, but did not hesitate, when necessary, to plunge even waist-deep into the icy current. The Rules of the Game After about three miles of tramping, during which he waded waist-deep across two sloughs, the prairie opened upon familiar ground, and Ned knew that he was opposite the plantation he sought. Dick in the Everglades We were checked, gasping, waist-deep in current this time, three yards from the verandah. A Diversity of Creatures Often we would have to wade the stream which, while knee-deep to the men, was well-nigh waist-deep to me. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) He came back dripping presently, and Seaforth was waist-deep in icy water when he reached the tree. Alton of Somasco In the heavy air the lamps burned dimly, and the water, waist-deep, splashed sullenly against the wardroom's sides. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 Sometimes the walking is easy, but to-day we had to wade through mud waist-deep and the moccasins were pretty thick. Dick in the Everglades On land he sometimes waded waist-deep in snow, climbed mountains and slid down into valleys, having but the haziest notion of where he would land. Hero Tales of the Far North Two axes were got up from below; the sailors worked like beavers, waist-deep in water; one, who had lost his knife, tore at the ropes with his teeth. Overland It was not difficult now for the boys to force their way through the drift and they were soon standing waist-deep in the snow twenty yards from the cabin. The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness The lighter man when he turns out must drop waist-deep and haul his unwilling beast into the drift, leaving Providence to steady the sleigh. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) A water hyacinth, and its purple spike topped his head as he stood waist-deep. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 In the dry season, he found its waters very cold and waist-deep. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator Every other day in the week the children of the fishermen waded waist-deep in the water, and played at baptism. Malbone: an Oldport Romance One o’clock came, and two o’clock, and the pirates were clustering on the highest shoal, waist-deep in water. Tales of the Fish Patrol Babcock doubled his gangs, and utilized every hour of low water to the utmost, even when the men stood waist-deep. Tom Grogan Now the stones at the bottom of the stream were round and slippery, and the current swept along strongly, waist-deep, in the middle. Robin Hood Twenty men had waded waist-deep into the current and had flung a stout rope to the noble little fellow who was risking his own life for his friend. Boyhood in Norway And then I am about waist-deep in my big book on the South Seas: THE big book on the South Seas it ought to be, and shall. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 The inadequate boat finally arrived at a precarious landing, the natives, waist-deep in the surf, assisting. The Land That Time Forgot The stones under my feet were muddy and slippery, and the river was so low that I ran perhaps twenty feet scarcely waist-deep. The War of the Worlds We stood there in the waist-deep water, waiting, watching, and trying to figure out his next move—when suddenly there was a scream! Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult They had got stuck in the river and we had to carry out the load on our backs, waist-deep in running water. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation Hanging waist-deep out of the window she received her orders for the next day. The Happy Foreigner When they were waist-deep, the boat swung near. Harrigan Vane, waist-deep in the water, seemed to catch the girl's name and understand. Vane of the Timberlands Now, a temple is admirable, but it is not builded until many labourers have dug and toiled waist-deep in dirt. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship Ankle-deep, knee-deep, thigh-deep, waist-deep, we struggled and staggered, I still gaining upon him, until I was within arm's-reach of him, and had whirled up my sword to strike. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Siegmund seemed to stand waist-deep in shadow, with his face bright and glowing. The Trespasser Knee-deep, waist-deep, swift water, slack water, downstream, upstream, with red eyes straining into the dimness, with every muscle taut and every nerve quivering, you follow the ripping of your line. The Forest He scrambled to his feet again, but those behind him stopped, bracing themselves against the stream, nearly waist-deep in rushing froth. Vane of the Timberlands In the heavy air the lamps burned dimly, and the water, waist-deep, splashed sullenly against the sides of the wardroom. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Wulf felt his supporter quiver as the water rushed out, for he was waist-deep now; but directly afterwards he set them both down on their feet, saying, "Run before the next wave comes." Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest In another quarter of an hour the water was again waist-deep. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 We waded knee-deep into the log stable, unfastened the horses and waded out almost waist-deep, so fast the waters increased. Roughing It, Part 3. As we neared shore we were rounded up in a group in waist-deep water; there we remained all day-shivering from cold and fright. Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book It was fortunate that the snow lay waist-deep in this spot. Selected Polish Tales Coming home, for the first time Graham rounded the Bluff, wading waist-deep. Three Years in Tristan da Cunha The river is getting low, and the water in this arm of it is hardly more than waist-deep anywhere. Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore One Catholic boy came crawling along in the waist-deep trench one day to tell the Major about his spiritual worries. The War Romance of the Salvation Army He was sitting waist-deep in water, and his teeth were chattering. Tom of the Raiders The pit-like opening to some of these principal burrows is often four to six feet across the mouth, and sometimes deep enough for a tall man to stand up waist-deep in. The Naturalist in La Plata It was waist-deep at a couple of feet from the bank, which above was too steep to walk along. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader It was sunset when I came to the "great river," a broad and noisy though only waist-deep stream with two sheer, yet pine-clad rock cliffs more striking than the Palisades of the Hudson. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond The captain cut away the stays just before she struck and we went into waist-deep water on a hard, sandy bottom. The Devil's Admiral They could not go round the place marking out waist-deep in snow; and in summer no one could get up there at all. Growth of the Soil When it grew to be waist-deep he lifted the child to his shoulder, steadied himself against the side wall of the passage and pushed on. Burnham Breaker In an hour the water had fallen to my shoulders, and when it became dark it was but waist-deep where I was sitting. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader He seemed to be standing nearly waist-deep in the stream, and still holding on to his tough little steel rod. At Whispering Pine Lodge The narrow traders' path had been quite blotted out, and the forest was piled waist-deep with snow. A Soldier of Virginia Columbine grows on the drier margins with tall larkspurs and lupines waist-deep in grasses and sedges; several species of castilleia also make a bright show in beds of blue and white violets and daisies. The Mountains of California Far from retreating, the Iroquois, who were about twenty-five in number, got out of their canoes, and took post, waist-deep in mud and water, among the tall rushes at the margin of the river. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century At about 3 P.M. we forded the river, which was waist-deep, and on the banks of which were at least 3000 head of horned cattle. First Footsteps in East Africa The men gasped in the dead and sultry air of the woods, or grew faint in the pitiless sun, as they waded waist-deep through the rank grass of the narrow intervales. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV The baggage, horses, and cattle were all got over safely, for the water was scarce waist-deep at any point, and then the troops followed, so that the whole army was soon across. A Soldier of Virginia Dave had come hurrying to his side, to miss his footing at the last and plunge waist-deep into the current. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island Turning her head she saw the malignant face of another Indian standing waist-deep in the water, with one hand on the boat which he was dragging towards the shore. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" These fishermen had no boats; they had waded out waist-deep, and stood fishing in the water dressed in their shirts. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland The shore gained, they leaped to the sides of the craft, having first thrown in the wounded sailor Wells, and then shoved the boat off till they were waist-deep in water. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest Once again the wilful bride put her question, and Ruby Prince was waist-deep in the stream. Tales of the Punjab But little by little he neared shore, encouraged by Dave, who impatiently awaited the landing, wading out finally waist-deep to help. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island Many a flat-boat was pounded into pulpwood while unloading the stores, though the men waded in waist-deep and carried all the heavy bundles on their heads and shoulders. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy, in waist-deep flounces, a Paris bonnet, and her husband's dignity, impressed her cousins, and whatever use they might make of their tongues, it was not till after she was gone. The Young Step-Mother Those which are not bridged with fallen trees must be swum during the rains, as the water is often waist-deep. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Frequently they were waist-deep in the cold water. The Iron Trail They rolled on through the midsummer woods, heavy with bright leaves and waist-deep with bracken; little brooks, clean as whistles, piped away among immaculate stones, and limpid light broken by delicious shadows fell over all. Aladdin O'Brien He pushed his own boat through, jumped in waist-deep, and waded ashore. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 There came the sound of splitting wood, and then a group swarmed in waist-deep and bore out a dripping figure. The Spoilers Plenty of women, old and young, were camped in one direction, and were specially worth a visit; he knew of several watering-places, in one of which we could bathe and stand waist-deep. Spinifex and Sand Into the stream Carrigan plunged and found it only waist-deep in crossing. The Flaming Forest I felt my way along with my feet in the water about waist-deep, but it was a mighty ticklish business. David Crockett His Life and Adventures Yet, in the bitterest weather, the neighboring Indians, "hardy," says the journal, "as so many beasts," came daily to the fort, wading, half naked, waist-deep through the snow. Pioneers of France in the New World Just as they were going to slip from their rock, as if Fate relented at last, Miss Cameron was seen to beckon wildly as she stood waist-deep in the water, looking down. Jo's Boys In a moment Thorpe found himself waist-deep in the pitchy aromatic top of an old bull-sap, clipping away at the projecting branches. The Blazed Trail Crossing the river by wading waist-deep, we skirted along the banks, winding through a narrow valley with grassy hills capped with forest upon either side. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon They dragged him to the horse-post, backed him against it, chained him to it, and piled wood and pine cones around him waist-deep. A Double Barrelled Detective Story The Sergeant was waist-deep in crackling, swaying furze, his ears filled with the noise of his own progress. Stalky & Co. Then came the plunge through the manzanita thicket, then a cool wade through waist-deep ferns, and then they emerged, holding each other's hand, breathless and panting before the spring. The Three Partners Even as I looked a bursting sea filled the runway between the house and rail, and through the doorway in which I stood the freezing water rushed waist-deep. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Should the thin covering break through, he would be immediately waist-deep in the soft mud. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Floundering waist-deep in water, he clambered up the steeply shelving bank to shore. His Dog It was summer again, and I stood waist-deep in the pleasant waters of Cornie Creek, baptizing candidates by the score. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! The traveller had emerged from cover, and was walking waist-deep in the lush grasses. The Path of the King And it carried understanding and command to the man at the wheel, and to Mr. Pike, waist-deep in the wash of sea below us. The Mutiny of the Elsinore He stood waist-deep in greenery fronting her squarely. The Crock of Gold In their hands were swords and spears, and they were leaping, waist-deep, into the sea-wash and wading ashore. The Valley of the Moon Therefore, as soon next morning as we could see plainly, we again crossed the canyon and the waist-deep stream. The Land of Footprints Six savages stood waist-deep in the bushes, where they had lain concealed. The Spirit of the Border They staggered out of the water; waist-deep, knee-deep, ankle-deep; falling and rising again. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature |
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