1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top (this set comes with Woody, Lightning McQueen, Simba, Winnie-The-Pooh, and Playtime Puppy) to trigger related stories or songs.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Justin Rubio awoke in the wee hours to an alert on his phone, thunder, sirens and the thud of helicopter blades — the beginning of one of the largest rescue operations in Texas history.
—CBS News, 8 July 2025
Flash floods happen when heavy rains unleash more water than the ground can absorb, causing that water to pile up and flow to low-lying areas
In the wee hours last Friday morning, the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes in Hunt, Texas.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
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Adjective
At least 120 people are dead and about 150 others are missing after the catastrophic flooding swept through central Texas in the wee hours of Independence Day.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top (this set comes with Woody, Lightning McQueen, Simba, Winnie-The-Pooh, and Playtime Puppy) to trigger related stories or songs.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Justin Rubio awoke in the wee hours to an alert on his phone, thunder, sirens and the thud of helicopter blades — the beginning of one of the largest rescue operations in Texas history.
—CBS News, 8 July 2025
Flash floods happen when heavy rains unleash more water than the ground can absorb, causing that water to pile up and flow to low-lying areas
In the wee hours last Friday morning, the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes in Hunt, Texas.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for wee
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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