bottom out
phrasal verb
bottomed out; bottoming out; bottoms out
: to reach a lowest or worst point usually before beginning to rise or improve
Real estate prices seem to have bottomed out, and sellers can expect to get higher prices in coming months.
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The Chiefs have been a decade-long dynasty under Andy Reid, but things completely bottomed out when Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
The defense has bottomed out; the legs are heavier.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Philadelphia's once seemingly unstoppable short-yardage play has suddenly bottomed out.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
With the second-highest Street price target of $115, the analysts see a best-case scenario in which Chinese sales declines bottom out, and begin to inflect positively.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
The defense has bottomed out; the legs are heavier.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Philadelphia's once seemingly unstoppable short-yardage play has suddenly bottomed out.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
With the second-highest Street price target of $115, the analysts see a best-case scenario in which Chinese sales declines bottom out, and begin to inflect positively.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottom out
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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