How to Use bottom out in a Sentence

bottom out

verb
  • My world just kind of bottomed out from under me.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Teams have been bottoming out for years in order to secure high draft picks.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • And, of course, there were no playoffs in what was a year of bottoming out for the franchise.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • There’s bottoming out and then there’s where Bichette and this team find themselves.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Cotton markets' prices bottomed out.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the metro area should bottom out in the lower to mid-50s, with milder weather closer to the coast.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Now it's bottomed out at about $300, and many growers have given up and dropped out of the market.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • From the Dolphins’ standpoint, hopefully all three have bottomed out.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Predawn temps at many locations will bottom out near freezing in Central Texas.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Overnight, a few clouds may pop up and the winds should calm a bit with temperatures bottoming out in the mid-to upper 40s.
    — Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Southern Maryland and the lower eastern shore will bottom out in the mid to upper 20s.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Denver bottomed out with a 49-32 deficit halfway through the second quarter.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • At night, temperatures are forecast to bottom out at 58 degrees with some cloud cover.
    — Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The evening might bring some cloud cover with temperatures bottoming out near 59 degrees.
    — Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Will the Crimson Tide bottom out and miss a bowl game as long as Kalen DeBoer is their head coach?
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • All of which is to say that bottoming out won’t necessarily come with the reward of a top young player(s), which, in some ways, defeats the purpose.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Overnight temperatures will be closer to normal, with predawn temps bottoming out at 55 degrees.
    — Roberto Villalpando, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That’s what happens when the quarterback a franchise was built around bottoms out, which is what happened to Tagovailoa last season.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Low temperatures may bottom out down between 18 and 25 degrees.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Nighttime temperatures are forecast to bottom out near 67 degrees with wind gusts climbing as high as 20 mph.
    — Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The lake's level typically bottoms out each spring before melting snow begins refilling it through early summer.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Costs typically bottom out in March or April each year, then rise throughout the summer and eventually peak in the early fall.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Vehicles are constantly bottoming out and being damaged.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
  • As their play deteriorated, the Mets finally bottomed out.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Daytime temperatures could soar to 94 degrees, while overnight temps will bottom out around 61 degrees before dawn Monday.
    — Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Fiscal watchdogs have warned that the spending trends will leave California in a precarious position if the stock market tanks and tax receipts bottom out.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • The 44-year-old former champion started from the pitlane following an engine change after bottoming out in qualifying and then broke down in the race.
    — ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Nighttime temperatures on Friday are expected to bottom out at 63 degrees.
    — Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The weather is expected to cool down in the region gradually, with overnight temperatures bottoming out in the upper 40s.
    — Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, overnight temperatures late Sunday into early Monday should bottom out around 60 degrees amid the gusty south winds.
    — Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026

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