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 Much of the area where drought has expanded has seen less than 50 percent of normal rainfall this month — often significantly less — with locations in Georgia and the Mid-Atlantic as low as single digits as a percent of normal. —

Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Polls show Trump and Biden separated by single digits in Arizona with roughly four months to go until Election Day. —

Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024 One in four new hires quit within the first 90 days, and the share of job applications per open role, which would have garnered an average 25 applicants before the pandemic, was in the single digits. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024 Since the podcast was established, Jermaine grew his following from single digits to listeners from around the world, including Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Chile, and the UK. —

Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for single digits

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