wee hours
Example Sentences
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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
After beating Mexico on Monday, the Americans stayed in their clubhouse chatting until the wee hours of the morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Second, it could shape what lessons other countries—friends and foes—take from Operation Absolute Resolve, the quite large and impressive military action that unfolded in the wee hours on Saturday.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
I’ve written previously about how the stereotypical “get rich quick” crypto bro — living in his parents’ basement, gaming into the wee hours — doesn’t exactly align with the data.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025
The NACAites ran their giant turbines into the wee hours if necessary, engineers pressing the machines for answers to their research questions like night owls on the hunt for mice.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
