in the doldrums

Let’s remember that in the ’80s, baseball was in the doldrums.

After years in the doldrums, are Everton now on course to fly high again and be propelled to new horizons?

But for the Liberal Democrats this is a nice problem to have, after years in the doldrums.

People are not exactly queuing to join an industry and devote their lives to it, when it has been in the doldrums for so long.

Biden was eager to dispel suggestions his campaign was stuck in the doldrums, while Trump was itching to debate early and often a rival he considers in steep mental and physical decline.