wee
Example Sentences
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After beating Mexico on Monday, the Americans stayed in their clubhouse chatting until the wee hours of the morning.
Her parents describe her as a "lively wee girl", "quite a personality" and a "daddy's girl".
From BBC
“Little wee VPs are not allowed to flex,” posted one user on X. “You can’t wear luxury items until you get a promotion.”
A poor wee mess he was with a sore on his mouth and a scratch on his cheek from chasing Biddy the hen.
From Literature
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Some people, like Anna Shilanski, are choosing to spend their nights underground to avoid having to wake up and rush downstairs when air raid sirens wail in the wee hours.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.