low point
noun
: the least enjoyable part
The time we spent waiting at the airport was the low point of our vacation.
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Investigators did not provide specifics of where the body was found, but New Found Gap is a low point in the Smoky Mountains and the overlook is a popular tourist destination in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
By mining data from the Australian Women’s Midlife Years Study, which has enrolled over 5,000 women, Davis found that women’s testosterone levels gradually decline around age 40, reaching a low point in their late 50s before increasing slightly again.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs officially have their first losing season since 2012, a year that supplied a low point for a franchise.
—Sam McDowell December 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
That low point total makes the 10-point spread even more jarring.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
By mining data from the Australian Women’s Midlife Years Study, which has enrolled over 5,000 women, Davis found that women’s testosterone levels gradually decline around age 40, reaching a low point in their late 50s before increasing slightly again.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs officially have their first losing season since 2012, a year that supplied a low point for a franchise.
—Sam McDowell December 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
That low point total makes the 10-point spread even more jarring.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Low point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20point. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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