How to Use double figures in a Sentence

double figures

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  • Gimenez, by the way, is one of the four Guardians to reach double figures in homers with 13.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Lillard was one of eight players for the East who scored in double figures, one of three to top the 30-point mark.
    Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • All five Hawks starters scored in double figures, with Hunter leading the way with 24 points.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The Buffaloes had four players in double figures against Iowa last year in the Sweet 16, and all four are back.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • All five Connecticut starters scored in double figures to move the team to a league-best 13-1 record.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 19 June 2024
  • Five Mavericks scored in double figures, and the bench had 54 points.
    Jerry Brewer, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
  • All of the Tigers' starters scored in double figures, led by 21 points from freshman guard Mikaylah Williams.
    Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The Trojans hadn’t trailed by double figures since losing to Utah on Feb. 25.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Jackson and Li were the only Sparks to finish in double figures in points.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Devin Booker scored a team-high 29 points as all five starters reached double figures.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The Storm finished with all five starters scoring in double figures led by 16 points from Loyd.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
  • This was the third-straight game Battle reached double figures in scoring.
    Jackson Fuller, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Hall led the Tigers in points and blocks, notching double figures in scoring in all but one outing.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
  • Four Warriors scored in double figures led by Trent Thomas with 25 points.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Reynolds scored double figures in 12 of 19 games last season.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • All five UConn starters scored in double figures, led by Stephon Castle’s 21 points.
    NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The problem: the shots still weren't falling, so UConn's lead hovered in double figures.
    John Marshall, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The Red Team had seven players score in double figures.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
  • Lawson, who has a 7-7 wingspan, scored in double figures three times and had five-plus rebounds in 16 games.
    Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2023
  • The Bulldogs didn’t have a player reach double figures in scoring, but had five girls with five or more points led by Zachara Perkins with eight.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Purdue went 4-0 over the past week as Kaufman-Renn reached double figures in every game.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Cambridge was one of three Sun Devils in double figures.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Four Radford players scored in double figures, led by DaQuan Smith with 16.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Holmes’ 35 points were a career high, but she’s scored in double figures every game this season.
    Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2023
  • All five Sun Devil starters played 37 or more minutes and scored in double figures, led by Jalyn Brown with 21.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Both teams had five players in double figures, with Duke getting 16 points from Dariq Whitehead and 15 from Proctor.
    Aaron Beard, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Ty Berry scored 22 points to lead five Northwestern players in double figures.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Gui Santos scored 25 to led five Golden State players in double figures.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
  • Gui Santos scored 25 to lead five Golden State players in double figures.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Alyssa Thomas led the way for the third-seeded Sun, posting 19 points and 13 assists, with four other Connecticut players scoring in double figures.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024

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