How to Use a wee bit in a Sentence

a wee bit

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  • Ira seems a little goofy and maybe just a wee bit strange.
    IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2014
  • This is the Spring Break of cakes: fun, tropical, and a just a wee bit boozy.
    Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • At this point, the sexcapades of Fifty Shades Of Grey are starting to feel a wee bit tired.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • All of this is, of course, just a wee bit of an exaggeration.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2021
  • Jumping from that to harboring aliens and their flying saucers is a wee bit of jump of logic.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2010
  • The tropical year is a wee bit shorter, 21 minutes or so.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2012
  • Though the study does not come right out and say it, knights in shining armor may have looked a wee bit goofy mounted on their less-than-mighty steeds.
    Joe Queenan, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • This superb value is packed with aromas and flavors of white peaches, Bosc pears and a wee bit of clove.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2022
  • This time around, Gay is a little older and perhaps just a wee bit more cynical.
    Karen Campbell, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
  • If anything, the galaxies are a wee bit farther away, making the case for little or no dark matter even stronger.
    Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Belmond is adding a wee bit more opulence to the Royal Scotsman sleeper train.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Projects by Miranda tend to attract a wee bit of attention.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
  • That turns out to be a wee bit more complicated—and deserves its own article.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2023
  • This year’s backyard BBQ might be a wee bit less festive and a lot more intimate than years past due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the music doesn’t have to be.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 3 July 2020
  • Granted, the premise is a wee bit strained, but Miller's deft comic touches, witty dialogue, clever plotting, and the all-star cast more than compensate.
    Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Last month, the CPI report revealed inflation running at an 8.3% annual growth rate, a wee bit better than the 8.5% reading in April.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 10 June 2022
  • That's after all three major averages closed a wee bit higher on Tuesday.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2021
  • And not to generalize, but marching around and chanting sounds like something actors might be a wee bit more built for than us pasty, anti-social scribes.
    Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
  • And not to generalize, but marching around and chanting sounds like something actors might be a wee bit more built for than us pasty, anti-social scribes.
    Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
  • And then Thor's smiling face appears, making Quill a wee bit uncomfortable.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Whereas Sue Ann knew everything there was to know about getting a man into bed, Rose got to the same place innocently, and by being just a wee bit off center.
    New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021
  • There’s also something to the Reapers that feels a wee bit recycled — the cult-like following of the Governor, the masks of the Whisperers, the paramilitary vibe of Commonwealth.
    Richard Rys, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The Titan Kettle is a wee bit thicker and sturdier than the (also fantastic) competitors Evernew and Toaks.
    Matt Jancer, Wired, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Many scenes in Belfast come straight from Branagh’s memoir, though there is a wee bit of creative license, particularly in the western-aping showdown that forms the film’s climax.
    Vulture, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Everyone is just looking a wee bit too polished, which is nonsense for a woman who much preferred sitting on a hot beach to leaping around the rainy countryside on a horse.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Plus, teenagers tend to be just a wee bit changeable, defying a traditional narrative arc.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Ahead of the inaugural awards ceremony, the Duke of Cambridge has been speaking out on climate, with remarks that, by royal standards, have been a wee bit sharp.
    Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021
  • But for five-star travelers eager to experience a wee bit of the country’s magic a bevy of new and newly restored luxury hotels have opened their doors in the past year.
    Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • American manufacturers ran a wee bit less hot last month.
    Justin Lahart, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The little silver circles, Boyce tells Allure, took about an hour to apply — a wee bit longer than your typical nail salon session, but obviously so very worth it.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Nov. 2023

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