: the lowest or most fundamental part or level
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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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Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
The pandemic housing boom, fueled by a newfound ability to work from anywhere and rock-bottom mortgage rates, sent home values up everywhere, and did so much more rapidly than what’s typical.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Nathan Bomey, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
To hit rock bottom and wake up early the next day to start training again.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Temu, Shein and TikTok Shop have become shopping destinations in the U.S. in recent years, luring American shoppers with their rock-bottom prices on clothing, electronics, home goods and other products.
—Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
The pandemic housing boom, fueled by a newfound ability to work from anywhere and rock-bottom mortgage rates, sent home values up everywhere, and did so much more rapidly than what’s typical.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
Used vehicle prices are down from their high in the second quarter of 2022, a time when inventories were at rock bottom and used vehicles were briefly increasing in value.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
To hit rock bottom and wake up early the next day to start training again.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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