: 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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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Manchester United ranked second from bottom in big-chance conversion in 2024-25 at 29 per cent, only above rock-bottom Southampton (27 per cent).
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
First, however, the rock star has to come perilously close to hitting rock bottom.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
There’s no major crackup, no rock-bottom reckoning.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Manchester United ranked second from bottom in big-chance conversion in 2024-25 at 29 per cent, only above rock-bottom Southampton (27 per cent).
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
In fact, management guru Simon Sinek said all successful people have hit rock bottom before reaching their pinnacle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
First, however, the rock star has to come perilously close to hitting rock bottom.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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