Breast-deep (Adverb)
Meaning
Up to the breast; "we were standing breast-high in the water".
Examples
- We waded into the icy river, the water freezing our chests as we stood breast-deep.
- The children played in the lake, splashing each other breast-deep in the cool water.
- The hikers were breast-deep in the snow, desperately searching for shelter from the storm.
- After a few hours of waiting, the river had risen to breast-deep and we were evacuated immediately.
- The weary traveler lay breast-deep in the mud, exhausted from the long and treacherous journey.