: 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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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Both modes should experience some volatility, because when ocean carriers go back to the Red Sea, schedule reliability will probably hit rock bottom.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
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
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
Noun
Hitting rock bottom and coming back But the success of his music did not set up the singer for the rest of his life.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Both modes should experience some volatility, because when ocean carriers go back to the Red Sea, schedule reliability will probably hit rock bottom.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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