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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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 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
  • Those two and second-year guard Craig Porter Jr. were the double-digit scorers for Cleveland.
    — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
  • 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
  • Most polls show Harris with a double-digit lead over Trump among young voters.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Pascal Siakam added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who saw all five starters and two reserves reach double-digit points.
    — Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Last year saw double-digit earnings growth in the S & P 500 , and the market is counting on another year of double-digit gains to power stocks higher.
    — Bob Pisani, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
  • By then, the Panthers had built a comfortable double-digit advantage.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025

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