Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Less than 24 hours after the article went live, New Yorkers began camping outside the CityStore in the wee hours of Friday morning, according to The City Reporter‘s Katie Honan.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
His father, Antonio, was an All-Pro wide receiver and member of the 1997 Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, so, naturally, Alex played wide receiver (and running back) on his pee wee football team.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
On Saturday, nine people were shot in a torrent of bullets in the wee hours of the morning at a party on Troost Avenue.
—Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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Adjective
Revelers set off of flares and fireworks, climbed up street poles and onto buses, and danced in streets into the wee hours of morning.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Less than 24 hours after the article went live, New Yorkers began camping outside the CityStore in the wee hours of Friday morning, according to The City Reporter‘s Katie Honan.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
His father, Antonio, was an All-Pro wide receiver and member of the 1997 Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, so, naturally, Alex played wide receiver (and running back) on his pee wee football team.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
On Saturday, nine people were shot in a torrent of bullets in the wee hours of the morning at a party on Troost Avenue.
—Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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