: 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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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying.
—Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Is this finally rock bottom for the Sox?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Besides the rock-bottom fares and add-on fees Spirit Airlines may have been best known for its flying bananas — the flashy yellow planes at South Florida airports.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying.
—Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Noun
Cuban doctors have decried the total lack of medications, saying that health care on the island has hit rock bottom.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Is this finally rock bottom for the Sox?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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