bottom
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
"We will examine them thoroughly and get to the very bottom of the matter in order to establish the full truth," he continued.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Were Hibs, bottom of the league and incapable of buying a win in recent weeks, really about to beat their city rivals at Hampden for the first time ever?
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
One club that has been at real risk in recent years is Tottenham, who were third bottom and two points behind West Ham with four games of last season remaining.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The bottom line: If you’re planning to hand out candy this Halloween, you’ll be paying more — no matter how big your chocolate bars are.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
A brain "address" can specify left or right hemisphere, the lobe, the nearest ridge or fold, and whether the location is on top or bottom, inside or out, and front or back.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
![]()
The researchers compared several groove shapes, including narrow channels with square profiles and longer channels with curved bottoms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Unlike bear-market bottoms, which typically end with a spasm of despair as traders throw in the towel, bull-market tops are far more gradual and less dramatic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
It's "bottoms down" for the Daily Star, as it says Westminster City Council is "touting a 'no standing' plan" in pubs.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“With valuations having almost doubled off the bottoms post Q1, and on-cycle names unlikely to show material inflections, we lean more cautious heading into the on-cycle prints,” the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Just as we walked out of our fields into the thick timber of the bottoms, a big fat swamp rabbit popped out of a brush pile and tore down a game trail.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
![]()
This ratio bottomed out at the end of July but built up again in August and September.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
KKR sold private-equity investments to boost profits, while Blue Owl said investor withdrawals had bottomed out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Chip stocks may not have bottomed, but it’s close.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A handy defence, given that the song bottomed out at number 29 in the UK singles chart, but it's also an essential recalibration.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The car practically bottomed out in a pothole that was more of a crevasse.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
![]()
That was the highest ratio since 2007, after which they were underfunded for 16 years straight, bottoming at about 77% funded in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
It was dry too, he said, with relative humidity bottoming out at 12% that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“As this correction matures, the transfer of supply from long-term holders to newer hands at discounted prices remains a necessary part of the bottoming process,” says the firm in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Since bottoming at $23.36 on May 20, Peabody stock has rallied 33%.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Everything’s fine, Mom,” I said, my stomach bottoming out: We were about to have a family argument right here in front of God and everybody.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing bottom
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word