: the lowest or most fundamental part or level
Examples of rock-bottom in a Sentence
Adjective
rock-bottom prices on home electronics
Noun
After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom.
Their marriage has hit rock bottom.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The basic things — paying the electric bill, going to the doctor, keeping a roof over your head — get more expensive every day, while wages stay rock-bottom and jobs get harder and harder to find.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Twelve years after hitting rock bottom in Sochi, Slovakia is on the rise.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The Rockies — coming off a rock-bottom 43-119 season — spent the offseason looking for pitchers who actually mean it.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The basic things — paying the electric bill, going to the doctor, keeping a roof over your head — get more expensive every day, while wages stay rock-bottom and jobs get harder and harder to find.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
But interest in that format waned as defense and effort became increasingly sparse, and the game hit rock bottom in 2024 when the East beat the West, 211-186.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Twelve years after hitting rock bottom in Sochi, Slovakia is on the rise.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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