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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Temperatures were forecast to plummet into the single digits overnight Tuesday, with wind chill factors below zero. —

Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 An arctic plunge will move into the Northeast this weekend, as temperatures fall into the teens and single digits Saturday night into Sunday. —

Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024 Second-year guard Anthony Black filled in for Suggs as the Magic battled hard against Oklahoma City, cutting a 23-point deficit to single digits in the third quarter before the Thunder handed the Magic their third straight loss. —

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024 The countdown to Christmas is officially in the single digits! —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for single digits