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

At Valpo, the number of undergraduate international students for the coming year is in the single digits, Hughes said. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Their lead over the Phillies and Marlins is down to single digits as the calendar moves toward August and the final two months of the regular season are upon us. — Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

In a recent conversation with one large industrial customer in our portfolio, initiative intake had roughly doubled since 2023 across all divisions, while kill rates stayed in single digits. — Antoine Villata, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Nvidia still controls the vast majority of the data center GPU market, better than 90% by most estimates, while AMD sits in the low single digits for market share. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for single digits

• midgets
• widgets