low point
noun
: the least enjoyable part
The time we spent waiting at the airport was the low point of our vacation.
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The plunking of Story and the havoc that followed marked a low point in a chaotic week for the Tigers.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Perhaps the low point came at Toronto on March 29.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Only a quarter of Americans who don’t own homes expect to buy one in the next five years, a low point since Gallup started asking the question more than a decade ago.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This visit comes at a low point in the relationship between the two allies, including disputes over the war in Iran and lingering controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Perhaps the low point came at Toronto on March 29.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Only a quarter of Americans who don’t own homes expect to buy one in the next five years, a low point since Gallup started asking the question more than a decade ago.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This visit comes at a low point in the relationship between the two allies, including disputes over the war in Iran and lingering controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Low point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20point. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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