1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
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Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In a train station, my father waits on the bench the porter shined in the wee hours
of whatever day this is.
—Katie Peterson, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
According to the publication, after White proposed the couple celebrated until the wee hours of the morning with a close circle of friends and family.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Or, sometime in the wee hours of the following morning.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
As anyone who has tossed and turned until the wee hours of morning will know that sleep doesn’t always come easily.
—Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In a train station, my father waits on the bench the porter shined in the wee hours
of whatever day this is.
—Katie Peterson, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
According to the publication, after White proposed the couple celebrated until the wee hours of the morning with a close circle of friends and family.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Or, sometime in the wee hours of the following morning.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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