How to Use bottom-line in a Sentence

bottom-line

1 of 2 adjective
  • Chatter is good and all, but this is a bottom-line business.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Top- and bottom-line misses, and a cut to its full-year outlook for same-store sales.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Top- and bottom-line results in the third quarter also beat the Street.
    — Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • The outlook overshadowed top- and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Regardless of how the final score looks, the Broncos get the bottom-line job done.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Trump himself has learned some of that same bottom-line pragmatism where the party is concerned.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • More than anything, the bottom-line dilemma stems from rising costs on several fronts.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Boise’s tax bill First, here are the bottom-line impacts, for the district and for taxpayers.
    — Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Amazon projects low double-digit sales growth over the next three years, with its bottom-line profits expected to grow even faster.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The bottom-line concern, then, about AGI going down is that people will lose their minds.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This shifts the spend from an optional line item to a critical bottom-line optimizer.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The bottom-line is that California has a housing shortage.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Top- and bottom-line results in the fourth quarter also topped expectations.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Top- and bottom-line results in the fourth quarter also topped expectations.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
  • On Wednesday, the chipmaker will reveal its top- and bottom-line results for the third quarter.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Wells Fargo Wells Fargo posted a top- and bottom-line beat for the third quarter.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Time will tell just how much the initiative accelerates Nvidia's bottom-line growth this year, next year, and beyond.
    — CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The stock move overshadowed the company’s top-and-bottom-line beat and stronger-than-expected guidance.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Yet more than 80% still report no material bottom-line impact.
    — Varun Milind Kulkarni, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Internal use cases are golden paths to learning as well as making immediate bottom-line gains.
    — Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The retailer delivered a top- and bottom-line beat, driven by membership fee growth, higher net sales, and healthy profits.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Sony Music delivered steady top-line and bottom-line expansion in Q1.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Top- and bottom-line results beat estimates in the fiscal second quarter , but the big Azure unit didn't do well enough to impress investors.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Mitchell said public safety is a bottom-line issue for residents and a reason why people decide to even migrate to Charlotte in the first place.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
  • The bottom-line mandate for the Bruins on Monday night was to grab two points against the worst team in the Eastern Conference.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley jumped nearly 6% after its wealth management unit contributed to top- and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Hubspot — The stock slumped 12%, despite the customer platform reporting strong top and bottom-line figures for the third quarter.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But in a world increasingly driven by bottom-line metrics, true innovation often struggles to find early backers.
    — Lynette Bell, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The praise is certainly warranted, as Linde's top- and bottom-line beats were driven by year-over-year sales growth across all of its end markets and key operating regions.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • The top- and bottom-line numbers handily beat analysts’ consensus forecast.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026

bottom line

2 of 2 noun
  • He's always got his eye on the bottom line.
  • How will these changes affect our bottom line?
  • A student with special needs can stress a school's budget, but the bottom line is that the state must provide for the child's education.
  • If our flight is late, we will miss our connection. That's the bottom line.
  • Nvidia beats on top and bottom lines.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That could be bad for the bottom line.
    — Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the bottom line right now.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That's the bottom line right now.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That’s the bottom line with new regimes.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The bottom line is, no one wins in a strike.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 May 2026
  • The bottom line is, no one wins in a strike.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • The bottom line is, that’s how bad teams play.
    — Omar Kelly updated October 14, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The bottom line is keep your head up all the way around.
    — Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • But John loved her, and that’s the bottom line.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Okta beat on the top and bottom lines.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • The bottom line is that things have gotten worse.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Some want the bottom line; others need time to process.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The bottom line, of course, is the bottom line.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • The bottom line is the bottom line.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Work for more than the bottom line — find what fuels your fire.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2022
  • People are scared, at the bottom line.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The bottom line remains harsh, of course.
    — Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The bottom line is the Irish don't lose big-time games at their place.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2021
  • James’ activism didn’t hurt his bottom line.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
  • The outlet’s bottom line is clear.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • The bottom line is that the Tigers don’t defend well.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • The bottom line is, my husband is a selfish old man.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The bottom line is, my husband is a selfish old man.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But bottom line is the court is still the same dimension.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The bottom line is that none of this is worth applauding.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

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