How to Use weenie in a Sentence

weenie

noun
  • Don't be such a weenie.
  • The men on this album are, to put it plainly, weenies.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
  • Check out some of the places in the Dallas area that don’t serve a wimpy weenie.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • One thing that is the same is the steak dinner for the winners and beanie weenies for the losers.
    — Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The weenie races will host heats of five dogs throughout the afternoon.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But even when the water weenie tipped over, the children were eager to pile back on and go again.
    — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 May 2018
  • Most grocery stores carry bags of these ready-to-eat cocktail weenies near the bacon and hot dogs.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But hanging out by the pool and roasting weenies wasn’t the original purpose of the day.
    — Brian Clark Howard and Sydney Combs, National Geographic, 24 May 2019
  • This won’t be a s’mores-and-weenie-roast kind of family vacation.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • Lee started events such as a Friday night weenie-roast and Sunday brunch.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 22 June 2017
  • Then, watch a few speedy weenies race to the finish lines during the Dachshund Dash.
    — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Some also feature country sausage, diced weenies, and chicharrones stewed in luscious salsas.
    — Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Those three weenies stoked a legend of a bottomless (if often mythical) appetite for dogs.
    — Steve Rushin, SI.com, 4 July 2016
  • If carrying a plastic jar freaks out the weight weenie in your life, Soom now puts this manna (and other flavors) in one-ounce packs.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Maybe my kids and future grandchildren will be spared — because one medical weenie decided to help.
    — Paula Spencer Scott, Woman's Day, 26 Mar. 2019
  • Like a puppy who has to have his pills surreptitiously stuffed inside a hot dog weenie, my cabbage was covered in shredded cheese.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Most grocery stores also carry bags of these ready-to-eat cocktail weenies, and warehouse stores carry large, party-worthy bags.
    — Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There’s no lingering strolls and window shopping, at least not for these weenie California girls.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And if mixing in the occasional pizza night or pickleball game with your old-school weenie roasts and stargazing sessions gets more folks out of the house and into the fresh air?
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
  • Enrich a can of baked beans (beanies) with bacon and hot dogs (weenies) for a nostalgic summer dish everyone will enjoy having on the table.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • In Michigan, according to the survey, a favorite snack to serve for the Super Bowl is cocktail weenies.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2020
  • Headed south to South Ponte Vedra next week, for the annual family clambake and weenie roast.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2018
  • For weight weenies, a more expensive jacket means less space taken up in the pack while providing similar warmth as a heavier, less expensive model.
    — Maggie Slepian, Outside, 13 Dec. 2025
  • These are the days of Bud Lights on boats, cheap pilsners by the pool, and bottles of High Life clinked around in backyards while weenies sizzle on grills.
    — Marian Bull, GQ, 2 July 2018
  • Through the years, the university signed marketing agreements with different hot dog suppliers, and that dictated which weenie went in the bun.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Your pup has the opportunity to bob for weenies, participate in an agility course, trick or treat, pose in a photo booth, search for bones in the grave yard, costume contests and more.
    — chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • López-Alt shared a recipe from a Kentucky friend who puts cocktail weenies in a slow cooker with a cup of ketchup, a cup of brown sugar, and a cup of bourbon before a party.
    — Dianna Douglas, NPR, 28 June 2026
  • Nationally popular pork-beef specimens like red hots, Vienna sausages, Coneys and weenies wouldn’t have a chance.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 27 June 2017
  • Rowland’s sense of playfulness is also more evident in the artwork chosen for the space (subjects include a spa bathrobe in the common area and a weenie roast above the coffee condiments).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • The Oscar Mayer entry was surprisingly small and sweet, inspiring nostalgic fits about childhood dinners of beanie weenies.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 27 June 2017

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