: 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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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The Rockies — coming off a rock-bottom 43-119 season — spent the offseason looking for pitchers who actually mean it.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Kathryn Anne Edwards, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
My flag wasn’t just planted at rock bottom; it was cemented.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Homeowners who secured rock-bottom rates during the pandemic have had little incentive to sell and trade up to today’s higher borrowing costs.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The Rockies — coming off a rock-bottom 43-119 season — spent the offseason looking for pitchers who actually mean it.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
More broadly, public perceptions of big business are at rock bottom.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
My flag wasn’t just planted at rock bottom; it was cemented.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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