: 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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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
The new tariffs are expected to deal a punishing blow to companies built on selling goods at rock-bottom prices and attracting customers through aggressive online advertising.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
While Timothy's family didn't think twice about his odd behavior — Victoria laughed and rolled her eyes, Saxon laughed, Lochlan cringed, and Piper hid her face in embarrassment — Isaacs spent a long time thinking about what has led his character to this rock bottom moment.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The food: With the rock-bottom baseline for rotisserie chicken being Costco’s $5-plus-change bird, Daytrip is a little extravagant at $27 for whole and $17 for half.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
The new tariffs are expected to deal a punishing blow to companies built on selling goods at rock-bottom prices and attracting customers through aggressive online advertising.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Noun
Directed by company member Leo Lewis O’Neil, the documentary begins as a film about celebrity altruism before devolving into a portrait of a deeply unstable man hitting rock bottom.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
While Timothy's family didn't think twice about his odd behavior — Victoria laughed and rolled her eyes, Saxon laughed, Lochlan cringed, and Piper hid her face in embarrassment — Isaacs spent a long time thinking about what has led his character to this rock bottom moment.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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