: 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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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
But its rock-bottom fares attracted millions of travelers looking for the lowest possible ticket price.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Disneyland hasn’t raised the price of the cheapest $104 one-day single park admission since 2019 — and is unlikely to change the rock bottom price anytime soon.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
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Adjective
That, coupled with valuations that fell to rock-bottom levels, has Wall Street thinking that the industrywide weakness from earlier this year may have gone too far.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
But its rock-bottom fares attracted millions of travelers looking for the lowest possible ticket price.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Noun
Since his departure, the Dolphins got teased then dumped by Nick Saban, reached rock bottom in Cam Cameron’s dismal 2007 season, went through a massive rebuild in the Bill Parcells era, which was coached by Tony Sparano.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Disneyland hasn’t raised the price of the cheapest $104 one-day single park admission since 2019 — and is unlikely to change the rock bottom price anytime soon.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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