How to Use double-digit in a Sentence

double-digit

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  • Then Denver opened the third quarter on a 7-0 run to take a double-digit lead.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2023
  • The franchise has stacked back-to-back seasons with double-digit wins for the first time since the ’95-96 seasons.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • In that stretch, UConn went on a 25-10 run to build up a double-digit cushion that was enough to hold off a late Xavier rally.
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The 2024 Huskies are the sixth team to win all six tournament games by double-digit margins.
    CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • That second-team lineup made the stops that the starters couldn’t, erasing the Pacers’ double-digit deficit.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
  • After scoring 13 of her 24 points in the third quarter to help wipe out that double-digit deficit, Rice got some late help.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The revival looks set to finish the job, but both Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd sit in double-digit percentages as well.
    Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
  • In skipping the first GOP debate last month, Trump cited his double-digit lead in polling.
    Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Smith is a double-digit sack guy who has produced the last four years, but he can’t get lost in Garrett’s shadow like Clowney did.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With the latest week in charge, on the chart dated Jan. 27, Harlow becomes only the third artist to have three No. 1 hits that have each ruled for double-digit weeks.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Those performances marked only the second and third time that Jaquez has finished with double-digit points in the last nine games.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
  • On Election Day, the Democratic rich guy won by a double-digit percentage of the vote.
    Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The two are the only candidates to reach double-digit support.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 25 May 2023
  • With many of their top players in double-digit millions, the Browns will now have plenty of cap space to add talent and bolster the roster.
    cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Something of the sort happened in the 1980s, when Paul A. Volcker was the Fed chairman, and had to tame double-digit inflation.
    Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Remove them, and the overall market rise is barely in double-digit range.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Three Mustangs hit double-digit kills with Brody Hichkad leading with 18.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Having endured the worst-shooting start to his career, Mann scored 12 points in the first half to jumpstart the Clippers’ early double-digit lead.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Union workers have been securing contracts with double-digit raises with strikes and even mere strike threats over the past year.
    Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The brewer also enjoyed double-digit growth in South Africa and Colombia.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Seven Celtics players finished with double-digit points, led by 26 points from Jayson Tatum.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The main reason for the sluggish rebound: A double-digit drop in television shoots compared to the same period last year.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Over the next two decades, the child-safety gadget industry enjoyed double-digit growth.
    Neil Howe, Fortune, 18 July 2023
  • For three straight years, the index has gained in January, only to end the year with double-digit percentage declines.
    Matthew Thomas, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Not only were all three Phoenix victories of the double-digit variety, but the Wolves were never within nine at any point in the second half of any game.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Some also voiced anger at double-digit inflation in the country.
    Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2023
  • But Indiana hit double-digit victories this season for the first time since 2019, and more than that, the Fever were competitive in most of their games.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2023
  • At this point, Garland estimates he’s pored through that film -- games 1-5, start to finish -- nearly double-digit times.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 31 July 2023
  • First, Antetokounmpo scored 54 points in Indiana on Nov. 9, but the Bucks had a double-digit lead slip away in a loss.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • An 11-0 surge in the second quarter turned a double-digit Warriors lead into a Pelicans edge.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024

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