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
Traitors are often awake until the wee hours filming turret scenes.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 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
Sometime in the wee hours of the morning, Carmen got out of bed and limped over to the window.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
