: 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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be homebuyers frozen out of the market.
—Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
As much as City needed Morrison to help drag them up from rock bottom, that need was mutual.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 May 2026
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Adjective
But its rock-bottom fares attracted millions of travelers looking for the lowest possible ticket price.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be homebuyers frozen out of the market.
—Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
That song, about hitting proverbial rock bottom after a long night of drinking and waking up in a friend’s bed in someone else’s pajamas unable to find her phone, references a real-life incident that led McBryde’s team to stage an intervention and encourage her to check into rehab.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
As much as City needed Morrison to help drag them up from rock bottom, that need was mutual.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 May 2026
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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