: 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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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Yields in China are rock-bottom and need to rise.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Safdie tracks Kerr’s trajectory from the heights of fame to rock bottom and back again.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The very irony is that just miles away, immigrant farm workers toil for rock-bottom wages to keep our state’s agriculture industry afloat.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
Yields in China are rock-bottom and need to rise.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
By 25, Austen had already hit burnout, battled mental health struggles and faced a financial rock bottom.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Safdie tracks Kerr’s trajectory from the heights of fame to rock bottom and back again.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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