bottom
noun
the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top.
had bottomed
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past perfectof bottom.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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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
Around the grounds in Asia, an unexpected contraction in Chinese manufacturing activity dented hope that China's economy had bottomed and that a recovery, however fragile, was underway.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023
By his late 20s, it seemed like his life had bottomed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
In the early morning hours that April, Felix McDermott’s blood sugar had bottomed to dangerous levels.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2019
They also, in accordance with established custom, put up a little flag to show all whom it might concern that they had bottomed on gold.
From Delilah of the Snows by Harold Bindloss
