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
• 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
• There was no use getting on a plane bound for Boston and flying across the United States in the wee hours of the morning, only to arrive weary-eyed.
  — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
• The day before the competition, Mr. Vásquez López and his family worked into the wee hours.
  — James Wagner, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jan 2025