How to Use double digits in a Sentence

double digits

plural noun
  • George had scored in double digits in four of his past five games.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • With Election Day less than a week away, the S&P 500 is up by double digits for the year.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And how about this: In all four Super Bowls, the Chiefs have trailed by double digits.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • That number may increase to the low double digits by the end of next year, the airline said.
    Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Not with the Toreros scoring in double digits once again.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • This year, the number of pilots was down to double digits.
    Sam Stiglitz, Deadline, 12 June 2024
  • In 2024, Democrats did not even contest the state, and Trump carried it by double digits.
    Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Heat fell behind by double digits with 2:31 left in the first quarter and trailed by double digits for the rest of the game.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Four of Purdue's five starters have scored in double digits.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The contest was a nail-biter the whole way, with no lead exceeding double digits.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Each of the 17 victories have come by double digits except the most record one.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Over the past five to 10 years, the e-commerce business has grown by double digits every year.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
  • His first few games, that clip was up into double digits.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024
  • In fact, five of the seven losses during this skid have been by double digits.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • All of a sudden, the Dream were up double digits before the Sparks scored in the final period.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • France led by double digits most of the way, but Canada got it down to 5 points in the final quarter and couldn’t get any closer.
    Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Since Doncic’s injury, the Mavs have a 1-4 record with three of the four losses coming by double digits.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The Tigers closed the gap to as close as five after trailing by double digits for most of the second period.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The defense did the rest against the short-handed Giants (1-2), who fell behind by double digits at the half for the third time in three games this season.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Jackie Young and Tiffany Hayes also scored in double digits to help the Aces to a third straight win, improving to 21-12 on the season.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Both sides led by double digits, with Orlando ahead by as many as 19 points in the third quarter.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
  • He’s scored in double digits in all but one of his last 10 outings, including a 13-point effort against the Kings.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In New Hampshire, Trump leads his 2024 rivals in polls by double digits.
    Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And some millions of doses in the low double digits have even been stockpiled by the U.S. government.
    Elaine Chen, STAT, 22 May 2024
  • Recent polls of the state mostly show Trump down by double digits against Harris.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The Tories are down by double digits in the polls against the Labour Party in large part because voters are sour on the economy.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The number of Black head coaches leading the 32 NFL teams has never hit double digits.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Highs on Wednesday could not even reach the double digits with wind chills below zero.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Freshman phenom Sarah Strong joined the backcourt duo in double digits with 13 points, but her biggest impact was on the defensive end.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Although a costly shooting foul on a three-pointer extended West Brook’s lead to double digits, the Hawks bounced back at the start of the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run to reach striking distance.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2025

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