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

"I'm just a wee bit upset with the number of caps you've got with Scotland," the 75-year-old told him.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Friends and neighbours on Cardowan Road paid tribute to her earlier this week, describing her as a "nice wee lady".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Earlier, in the wee hours of Sunday, the US space agency published an image taken by the Artemis crew, showing a distant Moon with the Orientale basin visible.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But it must be noted that Dobie’s adherence to the rules may have been a wee bit lax.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown