ree
noun
ree
1 American
[ree]
/ ri /
noun
ree
2
American
[ree, rey]
/ ri, reɪ /
verb (used with object)
British Dialect.
reed,
reeing
Ree
3
American
[ree]
/ ri /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ree
1350–1400; Middle English < ?
Example Sentences
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Life Hotel, a 98-room property in NYC’s NoMad neighborhood, is offering a f ree third night.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2017
Saturday, with concert by Edmonds High School Band, 11 a.m., ceremony with speakers, noon, ree shuttle bus every 15 minutes, Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. S.W.,
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2017
He filtered it, treated it electrically and chemically, tried always to extract rom it a pure solution of antibodies, ree from the injurious by-products that hitherto had rendered the horse serum nearly valueless.
From Time Magazine Archive
Riddle me, riddle me, riddle me ree, Perhaps you can tell me what this may be.
From Pinafore Palace by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
A hundred generations of divines have never been able to ree the riddle; a million will fail.
From The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The audience award for U.S. documentary also went to the jury-honored “Daughters,” with the audience award for the world documentary competition going to the Norwegian film “Ibelin” directed by Benjamin Ree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
"Friends who have parents who are in property have this kind of morbid knowledge that when their parents die, they might be ok," Ms Van Ree says.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
In a warming world, the bats will need to adapt to a hotter climate, said Dr. Van de Ree, the ecologist.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Senior running back and linebacker Xe’ Ree Alexander has played with Banuelos since peewee football, and has seen him dominate opponents every step of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
The other orphans were standing, eyebrows raised, mouths opening, and then a strange grunting sound erupted in Magdalys’s head: Ree rooh arroooh it went, and it sounded frantic, terrified.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
"Probably about 300 acres of burnt reed bed there," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Strikes on disparate vessels may seem a thin reed for an ICC investigation, but the court has been moved to act by less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The oboe is a double reed and it’s the purest waveform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
As they conquered lands around the Mediterranean Sea, they spread word of how to grow, mill, and refine the sweet reed.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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