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

Lisa Clark, a resident of the area, speaking to the BBC before the cordon was extended to include her home said: "The uncertainty is making me feel a wee bit anxious now really."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"That was quite a horrific, traumatic experience, because I was only a couple of minutes from dying, so the emotions are still quite raw even though it was a wee while ago."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It helped to be a wee disreputable when you were a young surgeon, especially when it came to materials for post-mortem dissection.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead