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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Server storage revenue fell sequentially but is expected to improve in the high single digits in the second quarter.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Nobody has come within single digits of them since.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
He’s finished with 10 or fewer points in each of the past five games, with three of those in single digits.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
Playing at 2,044 theaters, Rule Breakers is expected to file in the low single digits with the Rotten Tomatoes critics score at 77% fresh.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Nobody has come within single digits of them since.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
He’s finished with 10 or fewer points in each of the past five games, with three of those in single digits.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
Playing at 2,044 theaters, Rule Breakers is expected to file in the low single digits with the Rotten Tomatoes critics score at 77% fresh.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for single digits
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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