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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Delta said in a release that costs would continue to rise, up in the low single digits next year, excluding fuel. —

Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024 Comparable sales of cosmetic products rose more than 6%, while food and beverages, as well as essentials like shampoo, increased in the low single digits compared with the prior year. —

Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 Listen to this article MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There were a handful of Nuggets possessions Sunday when the ball ended up in Christian Braun’s hands as the shot clock reached single digits. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024 On Thursday night Taylor Swift entered single digits for Eras Tour shows left before the concert wraps on Dec. 8 in Vancouver, Canada. —

Bryan West, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for single digits

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