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 her earlier this week, describing her as a "nice wee lady".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"I calmed down a wee bit and then I was really, really angry," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That which is now hidden, with time will come to light; and our successours will wonder that wee were ignorant of them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton