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

But China’s market share of the global semiconductor market rose from single digits to 18% through 2023, despite multiple bans. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Coach Cheryl Reeve turned to her reserves for an extended run in the third quarter, where Minnesota finally found a rhythm and cut the lead back to single digits. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

And today occupancy is extremely low, perhaps in the single digits. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The Lynx — playing their backups — finally cut the deficit to single digits late in the third and when Aari McDonald drove past a defender for an uncontested layup, the deficit was 71-64 at the end of three. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for single digits

• midgets
• widgets