wee

Example Sentences

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The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"I'm just a wee bit upset with the number of caps you've got with Scotland," the 75-year-old told him.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"The island would not be the same without him. He's still bumbling, still a wee bit getting the wrong end of the stick quite a lot."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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

“And if you don’t mind, I’ll take a wee drop for Patch.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff