1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the retailing giant, experienced a massive outage in the wee hours of Monday that knocked out what felt like everything.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
While Jeffrey is cleaning himself in the sink in the wee hours, the store’s manager (Dinklage) shows up and encounters the naked trespasser.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Plans for a relaxing vacation take a turn in the wee hours of their first morning.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
One thing that is absolutely necessary at your after-party is food to keep your guests fueled into the wee hours of the morning.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the retailing giant, experienced a massive outage in the wee hours of Monday that knocked out what felt like everything.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
While Jeffrey is cleaning himself in the sink in the wee hours, the store’s manager (Dinklage) shows up and encounters the naked trespasser.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Plans for a relaxing vacation take a turn in the wee hours of their first morning.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wee
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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