single-digit

adjective

: having a number or percentage that is 9 or less
a single-digit increase

Examples of single-digit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The country’s capacity to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere is tiny in comparison now — in the low single-digit megatons so far. Justine Calma, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024 Including a 74-70 win over Baylor in the Sweet 16, USC has won 12 games by a single-digit margin this season. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024 The single-digit total compares to 401 lethal injections carried out across the U.S. over that same time frame, the data showed. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024 In the state's 12th Congressional District, Rep. Mike Bost held a single-digit lead over Darren Bailey, a former state lawmaker and failed 2022 gubernatorial nominee. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024 Only three of the 68 teams have single-digit odds, with the defending champion, Connecticut, as the betting frontrunner. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024 Only three of the 68 teams have single-digit odds, with the defending champion, Connecticut, as the betting front-runner. Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024 Boston never even got a sniff of single-digit temperatures this year, with a winter low of 14 degrees, a record for lack of deep cold. Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024 Comment: The Cougars could lose to the Huskies and drop their first Pac-12 tournament game and still be a single-digit seed in the NCAAs. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024

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“Single-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-digit. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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