How to Use digit in a Sentence

digit

noun
  • She suffered several broken digits.
  • The change to a three digit number is expected to double the number of callers to the hotline.
    Ebony Williams, ajc, 20 July 2022
  • California’s capital spent the first two days of the month mired in the July-like triple digits.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The flooding comes a week after triple-digit temperatures registered in the city.
    Allison Prang, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • Airline fares were one of the few big-ticket items to see prices begin to stabilize last month, after months of double-digit increases.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 13 July 2022
  • The new three-digit hotline is now the 911 equivalent for mental health emergencies.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
  • The Braves trail the Mets by just 1 ½ games entering Monday, having once faced a double-digit deficit.
    Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022
  • But as political maneuvering even this week shows, there is at least some growing pressure for lawmakers to respond to three-digit temperatures.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022
  • Triple-digit highs are forecast for most of the area from Texas to Kansas through the weekend, before the hottest conditions arrive Tuesday and Wednesday.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
  • The Julian date is a three-digit code that tells when the eggs were packed.
    Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2023
  • View each cell as a vertex and the nine digits as the colors.
    Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, the first three people to recite the first 24 pi digits get $50 gift cards.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, just swipe your finger to the left or right of the numbers to clear the last digit.
    Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The temperature was in the triple digits that day, and LeAnn tried to beat the heat with a very cool look.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 22 July 2023
  • From sleek leather to toasty wool, these gloves will keep your digits cozy but still free to swipe and type.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The thin last keeps the foot in place but the boot has extra room in the toe box to keep those digits from getting numb.
    Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Big money on the horizon, just a bit shy of nine digits.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Down at the corner of Second and West, gray digits spelled out 200 above a tan wall.
    William T. Vollmann, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Hurry and add it to your cart before its price tag goes back up to the triple digits.
    Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The first digit refers to the level of protection against solids like dust, dirt, or tools.
    Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2023
  • Amid data and digits, the heart yearns for compelling tales.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
  • On the face of it, these digits look like the product of a long, complex algorithm.
    George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • The Bosas and Young made double-digit sack seasons look easy.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • In 35 games this year, he's been held to single digit scoring just four times.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But Grantham says a new shot clock will soon arrive that can display triple digits.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The Hoosiers entered the game 7-0, with six double-digit victories.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But she may be surprised by how quickly the new tattoo might heal or fade compared to the ones on her digits.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Dec. 2023
  • During the time frame, the control offices saw modest single-digit growth while the ones that used AI grew 18%.
    Cindy Roark, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Notice how a quick trip to the grocery store has been hitting triple digits lately?
    The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Study authors said even with Hurricane Helene’s growing triple digit direct death count, many more people will die partly because of that storm in future years.
    Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024

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