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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First Official Look At Sony’s Bloody Romantic Comedy The Jordana Brewster-Olivia Holt Heart Eyes is expected to file in the high single digits this weekend. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025 Bitter cold will accompany the storms, with overnight temperatures falling to the teens to low 20s Monday night and the single digits to teens each night on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. —

Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 Comparable sales growth here is constantly in the high single digits, driven by a mix of traffic growth (meaning more people in the restaurant) and an increase in the average check amounts. —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 Curry, facilitating out of double teams, dropped off a dime to Draymond Green for a layup, inching within single digits. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for single digits

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