Blade had to wade nearly out to the middle of the river before it reached his waist.

When the water reached her waist, she turned herself around so she faced the wall.

It's hard to be menacing to someone when you barely reach their waist, but I have had lots of practice.

If he veered either left or right, the water quickly reached his waist.

When she could no longer touch the dinosaur, the river reached her waist.

Just as she reached his waist, Arlen caught her hand and held it.

The water, Cassandra noted, did not even reach his waist.

The two teams were made up of beings who barely stood high enough to reach my waist!

He had passed through running water that had reached his waist.

The water had reached Sister's waist by the time she'd taken another half dozen steps.