doldrums

Example Sentences

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In the doldrums of COVID, Gil would come around to check in on the renovation.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

While headline investment returned to growth in January-February, the rebound was mostly driven by strong public spending, and private investment continued to decline as the property sector stayed in the doldrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Linda had not merely been there to stave off the post-Beatles doldrums.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Yet while consumer sentiment has been in the doldrums since 2020, it has inched even lower in the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The weeks between the hearing and the next court date dragged by slower than any doldrums I’d ever encountered.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings