: 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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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Across the Premier League, only rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers had a worse second-half record than Amorim’s side on that front heading into this weekend.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Maybe this was rock bottom for the Clippers?
—Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Sales at Walmart, for example, have grown as more shoppers seek out its rock-bottom prices.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Across the Premier League, only rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers had a worse second-half record than Amorim’s side on that front heading into this weekend.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
But rock bottom might get a new group of fans in the door.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Maybe this was rock bottom for the Clippers?
—Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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