How to Use wee in a Sentence

wee

adjective
  • He's just a wee lad.
  • These rental units are the wee-sized counterpoint to the Think Big! of the '80s.
    Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, 8 Nov. 2018
  • Comics should be fun and bold and creative and maybe just a wee goofy.
    Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The booming noise went on into the wee hours of the morning.
    Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2017
  • Joining them soon will be a Czech lager and a wee heavy.
    Matt Koesters, Cincinnati.com, 16 June 2020
  • Some bone lovers believe that the wee bits gnawed off the bone are the best, the sweetest bits of all.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 10 July 2019
  • Prince William stepped up to walk wee Prince George to school for the first day of kindergarten.
    Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The knifes range from the wee (petty and paring knives) to the grand (cleavers and vegetable knives).
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Here's why getting to bed in the wee hours may—or may not—be bad for your health.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Knowles and Kirven go all the way back to pee wee football.
    John Henry, star-telegram, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The six-minute clip dropped during the wee hours of the morning and starred his son Adonis.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Parents pay about $35 per ticket, and the wee ones are free.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The top plate features a ghost, a wee gravestone, and a coffin.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The bidding war started that night and went into the wee hours of the morning.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2024
  • But the oil, gas, fracking boom has leveled off a wee bit.
    NBC News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • By the wee hours of the morning, guests would grow weary of dancing and make their way to the restaurant for a bite to eat.
    Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • The incident happened in the wee film-noir hours of a party in 1960.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2024
  • Also, the set has 40 steel marbles, so keep it away from any wee ones.
    Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
  • In the thick of it all is Egg Harbor, a wee town of just 252 full-time residents.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2021
  • There’s even a wee bit of white chocolate floating in the background.
    Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 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
  • The sweet dreams ritual once reserved for the wee lot is all grown up.
    Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • The scripture says that in the wee hours of the morning Jesus came to them walking on the stormy water.
    Kansascity, kansascity.com, 18 May 2017
  • There’s pop to eat your breakfast to, pop for heaving house parties in the wee hours.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Then the Cell2Jack will light up and become a wee Bluetooth hub for linking up to your cell.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022
  • Bliss Ultra Lounge was the place to dance into the wee hours; the ship also had a casino and cigar lounge.
    Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
  • To the professional athlete and the pee-wee league coach.
    Jarrett Hill, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2017
  • In the wee hours of April 2, the night sky in Southern California lit up.
    Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The singer was a wee man, not even five foot five, all bone and sinew, maybe ninety pounds dressed for winter.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 12 May 2021
  • Or, sometime in the wee hours of the following morning.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024

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