How to Use "Bottom" with Example Sentences

bottom (n): the lowest part of something; the part of the body that you sit on

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Used with adjectives:

"The magician's box has a false bottom."
(false)

"The child was spanked on his bare bottom."
(bare)

Used with verbs:

"We finally arrived at the bottom of the mountain."
(arrived, reached, got to)

"She sank to the bottom of the swimming pool."
(sank to, swam to, touched)

"I fell to the bottom of the hill."
(fell, raced, ran, jumped)

"She lined the bottom of the birdcage with newspapers."
(lined, covered)

"New employees have to start at the bottom."
(start at, begin at, work up from)

"She spanked his bottom."
(spanked, slapped, smacked, hit)

Used with nouns:

"Leave the bottom half of the page blank."
(half, part, portion)

Used with prepositions:

"We left our bikes at the bottom of the hill."
(at the, near)

"These fish live along the bottom of the ocean."
(along, at, on, toward, towards)

"There should be some coins in the bottom of my purse."
(in the, at the)

"She was spanked on her bottom."
(on)

bottom (adj): in the lowest part of something

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Used with nouns:

"She got a cut on her bottom lip."
(lip)

"Her bottom tooth fell out."
(tooth)

"I slipped on the bottom step."
(step, stair)

"It's located on the bottom shelf."
(shelf, row, floor)