How to Use double-digit in a Sentence

double-digit

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  • Minnesota led 45-26 at the half and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the game.
    — Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • The Lynx nearly erased a double-digit deficit again in Game 2.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Priceville closed out the half with a 6-2 run in holding a double-digit lead at the halftime break.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Morant was the only starter to notch double-digit points.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The Sun quickly opened up a double-digit lead in the second half with a 10-2 run to start the third quarter.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
  • The Heat blew double-digit leads in all three of its losses during the six-game trip.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Like the Bucks did on Friday, the Hornets (19-43) built a double-digit lead in the first quarter.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • But the Nuggets hit a flurry of baskets to mount the double-digit comeback.
    — Kelly Iko, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • 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
  • The city hasn’t had double-digit snowfall in a single day in just over three years.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
  • And that didn’t show up from a double-digit standpoint.
    — Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Cincinnati’s offense has moved the ball well, and has run double-digit plays on back-to-back drives.
    — NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Madrid is the only city in the Tracker with prices rising at a double-digit pace.
    — Ainhoa Goyeneche, Fortune Europe, 24 May 2024
  • Maryland is a double-digit favorite against Grand Canyon in the first round.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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 brand has kept a double-digit organic pace for the last four quarters.
    — Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The 2024 Huskies are the sixth team to win all six tournament games by double-digit margins.
    — CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Trump, on the other hand, holds a double-digit lead among men, the analysis found.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
  • The Hoosiers surrendered double-digit 3-pointers for the fourth time in their last five games.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The South saw sales jump while the Northeast and West are posting double-digit declines.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, the Heat has now blown a double-digit lead in 15 losses this season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In the 1980s, many people managed to swing a mortgage even with double-digit rates.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 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 losing all of a double-digit lead to trail by one point at the break, the Celtics had no room to feel comfortable.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Trailing for the first time in the game, the reigning back-to-back champs scored 14 unanswered points to take a double-digit point lead late in the second quarter.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
  • To be sure, these stocks were still down on a double-digit percentage basis year to date.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • After that starting group, the Warriors built a double-digit lead and maintained a healthy cushion for most of the game.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The poll, conducted by Marist University, marked the first time the speaker has attracted double-digit support for her mayoral run.
    — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025

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