doldrums
Example Sentences
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Nine months on, the Vikings are in the doldrums of a disappointing season.
During the doldrums of early April, did you consider selling your equity portfolio to move to the sidelines and come back after the stock market had recovered?
From MarketWatch
It’s a tall ask with the I.P.O. market in the doldrums; bankers tell DealBook they don’t expect it to recover any time soon.
From New York Times
Each January for the past 13 years the contemporary dance troupe Whim W’Him has tempted Seattle audiences out of their post-holiday doldrums with a buffet of world premiere works.
From Seattle Times
Duke held a 57-49 lead before both teams hit offensive doldrums.
From Seattle Times
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