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.
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, also a member of the GOP, won the backing of 10%, while everyone else in the field was in the single digits, though some Democratic candidates who recently entered the race were not included.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
By the time the sun set, temperatures were set to drop to single digits, with wind chills forcing temps as low as 20 below zero overnight.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
In the Lower Peninsula, temperatures are expected to range in the teens to 20s with lows in the single digits to teens this weekend.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Three of their six conference losses were by single digits.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
By the time the sun set, temperatures were set to drop to single digits, with wind chills forcing temps as low as 20 below zero overnight.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
In the Lower Peninsula, temperatures are expected to range in the teens to 20s with lows in the single digits to teens this weekend.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Three of their six conference losses were by single digits.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for single digits
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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