single digits

noun

chiefly US

: a number or percentage that is 9 or less

They won the game by single digits.

The state's unemployment rate is in the single digits.

Examples of single digits in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reaching the high single digits would be an improvement over recent independent and third-party candidates, Corbett said in a recent Tribune interview. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

There’s a special kind of frustration that comes with seeing your phone battery drop into the single digits. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

The Saints have an impressive road win over the Ravens this season and both losses have been by single digits. — AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

This has critically restricted the passage of oil-carrying vessels through the waterway, with daily shipping traffic in the single digits last month, down from pre-war averages of roughly 138 to 140 daily transits. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for single digits

• midgets
• widgets