How to Use wee in a Sentence

wee

adjective
  • He's just a wee lad.
  • Comics should be fun and bold and creative and maybe just a wee goofy.
    Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Here's why getting to bed in the wee hours may—or may not—be bad for your health.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Know to look out for when Dash bent his wee knees and — well, started to wee?
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Start the wee plants in a pot before transplanting to a bed.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 11 May 2026
  • The sweet dreams ritual once reserved for the wee lot is all grown up.
    Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • And the Serio clan stayed open into the wee hours to feed them.
    Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Cut to the wee hours of the morning, when Lori is snoring in bed.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
  • From the day your wee one is born, feeding time is often a special time.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The top plate features a ghost, a wee gravestone, and a coffin.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There’s even a wee bit of white chocolate floating in the background.
    Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Some bone lovers believe that the wee bits gnawed off the bone are the best, the sweetest bits of all.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 10 July 2019
  • Oh, and much of this is playing out in the wee hours of the morning local time.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Also, the set has 40 steel marbles, so keep it away from any wee ones.
    Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Kids station also available for the wee ones.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There’s pop to eat your breakfast to, pop for heaving house parties in the wee hours.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This is a treat that many wee Britons had on Fridays to keep them docile all week.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The singer was a wee man, not even five foot five, all bone and sinew, maybe ninety pounds dressed for winter.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 12 May 2021
  • The bidding war started that night and went into the wee hours of the morning.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2024
  • The elf can even help with various tasks during the wee morning hours.
    Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
  • These are just two wee factoids about the shower scene from Psycho.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The knifes range from the wee (petty and paring knives) to the grand (cleavers and vegetable knives).
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But there instead was wee Elizabeth, squalling in her arms.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The six-minute clip dropped during the wee hours of the morning and starred his son Adonis.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But as the final moments of a year usher in the wee hours of a new one, many take a beat to reflect.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a fun drink menu and full menu of food served until the evening, though the party goes on into the wee hours.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Plans for a relaxing vacation take a turn in the wee hours of their first morning.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • By the wee hours of the morning, guests would grow weary of dancing and make their way to the restaurant for a bite to eat.
    Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Levi cuddles up next to her, letting everyone else go out and rage until the wee hours.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the crowd sang along at the top of our lungs even though many clubgoers would’ve been wee babes when the ballad came out.
    Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

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