wee

Example Sentences

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The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

News reports said some 3,500 police and soldiers took part in the operation that began in the wee hours.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Friends and neighbours on Cardowan Road paid tribute to a "nice wee lady".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"The island would not be the same without him. He's still bumbling, still a wee bit getting the wrong end of the stick quite a lot."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

A wee little voice called out from inside the labyrinth of roots, a tangle that had, Stella now saw, a hidey-hole in its center.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper