: 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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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The retailer, which is based in South Africa but sources its products from China and other Asian countries, sells thousands of items for extremely low prices, akin to Temu, an online merchant known for rock-bottom pricing.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
His brother, Curtis, died from a heroin overdose in August 2020, which made Radke spiral further into substance abuse until his rock bottom the following January.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
That’s more true for Xbox than PlayStation, given close to rock-bottom Xbox hardware sales as of late, but PS Plus is a huge deal for Sony, too.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The retailer, which is based in South Africa but sources its products from China and other Asian countries, sells thousands of items for extremely low prices, akin to Temu, an online merchant known for rock-bottom pricing.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Noun
Football followed suit just as the sport was hitting rock bottom.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
His brother, Curtis, died from a heroin overdose in August 2020, which made Radke spiral further into substance abuse until his rock bottom the following January.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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