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
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Yet 70 percent of respondents said the BJP is best suited to run India, with two opposition parties trailing in single digits, Attri found.
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Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Noah Kaufman covers coffee, all the ways to make it, and has only just recently reduced the number of coffee makers in his basement to the single digits.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 12 Apr. 2024
Still, that number pales in comparison to the 1980s, when real rates often hovered in the high single digits and 30-year mortgages averaged 12.74%.
—Tom Saler, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Not whether anyone can beat the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed but whether anyone can get within single digits.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
The Wolves never even pulled within single digits after that.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
During some days in February, the number of trucks dropped to single digits.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Cameron Brink had no fouls in the first half but fouled out with 8:10 remaining, and Stanford couldn’t get within single digits minus the Pac-12 Player of the Year.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
At the same time this year, nine months ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, that number was in single digits.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Noah Kaufman covers coffee, all the ways to make it, and has only just recently reduced the number of coffee makers in his basement to the single digits.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 12 Apr. 2024
Still, that number pales in comparison to the 1980s, when real rates often hovered in the high single digits and 30-year mortgages averaged 12.74%.
—Tom Saler, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Not whether anyone can beat the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed but whether anyone can get within single digits.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
The Wolves never even pulled within single digits after that.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
During some days in February, the number of trucks dropped to single digits.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Cameron Brink had no fouls in the first half but fouled out with 8:10 remaining, and Stanford couldn’t get within single digits minus the Pac-12 Player of the Year.
—Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
At the same time this year, nine months ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, that number was in single digits.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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