How to Use wee in a Sentence
wee
adjective- He's just a wee lad.
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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 -
Know to look out for when Dash bent his wee knees and — well, started to wee?
— Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
On election night, Mr. Yu went to bed at midnight and woke up in the wee hours to check the outcome.
— Rong Xiaoqing, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 -
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 -
But as the final moments of a year usher in the wee hours of a new one, many take a beat to reflect.
— Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 -
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 -
Advertisement Sometime in the wee hours Sunday morning, the lights over the speedway went dark for the last time.
— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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