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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However, wind chill will make the feels-like temperature in Atlanta drop to single digits on Monday morning, which could affect turnout or cause officials to change plans for the parades. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025 After a relatively mild start to the weekend, Sunday is scheduled to drop as much as 2 to 4 inches of snow on the Baltimore area — right before temperatures plummet into the single digits Monday night. —

Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025 The actual low temps on Monday night and Tuesday night will be in the single digits, with some below zero. —

Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 Wind chills will be in the teens or single digits as well. —

Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for single digits

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