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

But the Lakers went through December doldrums losing four out of five.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

IPO market was in the relative doldrums for much of Grimes’s government stint, with few sizable technology offerings on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The whole office felt emptied out, ready for the doldrums of summer.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix