How to Use bottom line in a Sentence

bottom line

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.
  • The bottom line: In short, there's a whole world of tea to explore.
    Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022
  • So the bottom line is that Glossip could prevail, but he’s got a tough road.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
  • From top to bottom, the emphasis is on heart over paycheck or bottom line.
    Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Its top and bottom line were well above our estimates, driven by market share gains for some of its drugs.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Adidas didn’t want to take the short-term financial hit to its bottom line by cutting ties with Ye.
    Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The bottom line: Democrats haven’t ignored the economy.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Although that sparked an increase in orders, revenue fell for the first time in four years as discounts took a bite out of its bottom line.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
  • But as fate would have it, Reynolds was destined for a different kind of impact, one that would resonate far beyond the bottom line.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Respondents were, were less sure about how this would impact their, their bottom line, how, how this proposal would affect their tax payments.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2022
  • At the same time, Twitter has long wrestled with high stock-compensation costs, which have burned a big hole in its cash flows and weighed on its bottom line for years.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Oct. 2022
  • In the past two months, his bottom line grew by more than a half-million dollars, the majority from large and small donations from inside and outside of the state.
    Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
  • At what point will Musk decide that Ye’s behavior, which has cost the rapper untold millions to date, is also a threat to his own bottom line?
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Lastly, there’s the question of Twitter’s bottom line, which is surely one of Musk’s priorities.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
  • For as unconventional as the lineup stood, the bottom line is the Heat had only four fourth-quarter rebounds against the Warriors.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The bottom line: Investors are likely going to remain tepid as long as the Federal Reserve keeps interest raising rates.
    Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The bottom line Just when the coast appeared clear, geopolitical tensions and potential supply chain snarl-ups threaten to turn the soft-landing trajectory into a bumpy one.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The bottom line: While the recession will likely be mild and the market won't crash in a 2008 fashion, your portfolio is still in for some losses in the upcoming year.
    Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The bottom line: Some lines are old and a bit cliched, but still be true.
    Neil Irwin, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The bottom line is, these types of soaks help some people.
    Amy Norton, SELF, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The bottom line, then and now, is this: the work of 2024 will not be done in a night, even a very good one for Joe Biden.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The bottom line is that there is someone at the hotel who can book your rooms.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The bottom line: So, what are the company stocks that will drive the new market trend?
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • But the bottom line is, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have a record.
    ABC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • But the bottom line is that Lillard wants to win in Portland and the Blazers don’t want to trade him.
    oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That doesn’t put the pressure on them in their enormous bottom lines.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The bottom line: Jumping from job to job is the best way to ensure steady raises.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024

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