wee

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"I was hoping to get some of the coursework done, and then just a wee bit of revision," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Earlier, in the wee hours of Sunday, the US space agency published an image taken by the Artemis crew, showing a distant Moon with the Orientale basin visible.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

I was born in the wee hours of Dec.15, 1980 at St. Mary’s Hospital, now Hoboken University Medical, the same hospital where Frank Sinatra was born.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

But would ye no gie us a loan o’ your hob to heat our wee tin o’ beans before we go?”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein