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
This Soul to ree a riddle made; who wants the vain duality?
From The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Orange schoot een schoot ende quam aen boort, claechde dat sijn fockemast dwars door midden was; wij gaven hem een groote marsseyl ree daer hij mede wangde tot dat wij bequamelyck hem beter mochten helpen.
"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
According to former colleagues at the Langston Hughes Theatre in Seattle, Harris was a playwright and performer who went by the name Ree Perris in the late 1990s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
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
At the time, Depp was dating French singer Vanessa Paradis, his long-time partner of 14 years, while Heard was in a relationship with photographer Tasya van Ree.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2022
Ishmael’s grandfather had been a Highland Presbyterian, his grandmother an Irish zealot from the bogs above Lough Ree; they met in Seattle five years before the Great Fire, wed, and raised six sons.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Jamie Marsh, director of land management for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, said: "This is a bit of a disaster", with eight hectares of reed bed already lost.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Burning reed beds is a quick way to restore them, but everyone knew it should be avoided because it killed soil invertebrates, such as snails and earthworms.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 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
Suddenly she was holding two old-fashioned reed torches, guttering with fire.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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