How to Use rock-bottom in a Sentence
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Yields in China are rock-bottom and need to rise.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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More than a decade of rock-bottom interest rates has been a boon for tech companies.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
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Build-quality is often a bit lacking, but the price is rock-bottom.
—Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
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For example, some investors linger in cash while waiting for rock-bottom prices.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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Spirit Airlines has been a symbol for rock-bottom fares.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
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The bank had to invest a mountain of customer cash at a time of rock-bottom interest rates.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
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Yet many rational people did so, urged on by years of rock-bottom interest rates.
—Barton Swaim, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2023
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Sales at Walmart, for example, have grown as more shoppers seek out its rock-bottom prices.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Morant was supposed to be next to go, but demand for him was so rock-bottom that Memphis couldn’t find a new home for him.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Have the Kansas City Royals hit rock-bottom?
—Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
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Her reminder to other people going through a rock-bottom scenario?
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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That won’t make the hangover from rock-bottom interest rates any easier for some music stocks.
—Carol Ryan, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2023
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Young workers earning rock-bottom salaries are known to job-hop in an effort to quickly climb the corporate totem pole.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
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There’s no major crackup, no rock-bottom reckoning.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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The number of people filing jobless claims has remained at rock-bottom levels.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Pulitzer said the rock-bottom price for Mar-a-Lago would be $300 million.
—Terry Spencer, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
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Increasingly, homeowners chose not to sell and give up their rock-bottom mortgages.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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The bashful display marks rock-bottom for Gabbard’s career.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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This time, tough loan underwriting standards are the norm even with rock-bottom interest rates, experts say.
—USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
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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
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Despite the rock-bottom moment, Zilisch began last week on a high note, signaling better days should be ahead.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
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And rock-bottom confidence is hitting some professions more than others.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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As interest rates hit rock-bottom in the years that followed the crisis, many savers and investors turned to non-banks in search of higher returns.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
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During the pandemic, rock-bottom interest rates and a desire for more space drove a rapid and stunning rise in housing prices.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Mar. 2024
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Even with rock-bottom prices, only those with plenty of cash and an unshakable belief in the area can stomach the risk of waiting out a comeback.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Of course, hoarding cash while waiting for rock-bottom prices before entering the market can also be risky, experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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Demand for housing spiked in the pandemic, as mortgage rates hit rock-bottom lows and many folks sought more space for remote work or moved due to health concerns.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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The Wizards acquired him for the relatively rock-bottom price of a pair of future second-round picks.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Some investors see its rock-bottom valuation and 20% year-to-date share-price drop as a harbinger of what awaits its peers.
—Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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The problem is that some landlords secured mortgages on buy-to-let schemes at rock-bottom interest rates—but that pattern has since reversed.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 6 Dec. 2023
- Their marriage has hit rock bottom.
- After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom.
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The movie presents the rock bottom in full.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
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But rock bottom might get a new group of fans in the door.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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For Matt, that was rock bottom.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
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That has to be rock bottom for that offense.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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But there were many challenges that led them to hit rock bottom.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
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Things can only go up from rock bottom, right?
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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The yuppies-to-be in the film are spooked by the sight of rock bottom.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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This is pretty much rock bottom.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
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As for stocks, there are some signs that the market may have hit rock bottom.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 10 May 2022
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Maybe this was rock bottom for the Clippers?
—Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
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There appears to be no such thing as rock bottom for the Mets.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Turns out the Longhorns were still drilling towards rock bottom.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2021
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To hit rock bottom and wake up early the next day to start training again.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
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Time will tell, but the Seminoles may not have even hit rock bottom yet.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2021
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But selling off assets when prices are at—or near—rock bottom is rarely the right move.
—Mia Taylor, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
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So my decision to quit drinking was not on a rock bottom day.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
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Each one goes through tremendous hardships to the point of hitting rock bottom.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2020
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Because this mythical man was about to hit rock bottom.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
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Is this finally rock bottom for the Sox?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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My flag wasn’t just planted at rock bottom; it was cemented.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
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And Drew got the job when Baylor appeared to hit rock bottom.
—Laine Higgins, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
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Now the acceptance rates at Ivy League schools are near rock bottom.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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Excuses are wearing thin, and trust in Slot has hit rock bottom.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
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Ah, now, the dumbing down of America is about to reach rock bottom.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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The worst part is that moment wasn’t even rock bottom for the Canucks in that period.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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With the price of fuel at rock bottom, there's even less demand for EVs.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 27 May 2020
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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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Her rock bottom was her husband's death and losing custody of her children.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
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