How To Use Doldrums In A Sentence

We're not down in the doldrums like teams usually are when a new manager comes in.
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
After years in the doldrums, the economy is picking up, and the seemingly intractable budget deficits have been avoided for the past two years.
The construction industry is in the doldrums and its arguments have prevailed. Times, Sunday Times
And for those who want to stay afloat, or sail out of the doldrums, experienced and effective management will become even more crucial.

The pound is in the doldrums and economic forecasts are gloomy. Times, Sunday Times
After many years in the doldrums, cinema groups are reporting a massive increase in takings, as crowds flock back to the big screen.
The property market has been in the doldrums for months.
Property sales have been in the doldrums for some time.
Rather than bouncing back, the economy could stay in the doldrums for years, with mass unemployment again becoming the norm. Times, Sunday Times
Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.
Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.
Like a sailing barque stuck fast in the Doldrums, I lurch slowly in the swell, holding my breath and waiting for a wind to fill the sails.
And hours after he spoke, the Sox won the first of three elimination games in a row to win the AL Central and the team went from the doldrums to the heights of a "no one's expecting us to win" kind of plucky underdog. Jon Greenberg: Big-Game Hunter
Now, perhaps, the bombshell that blasted Dole and his campaign out of the doldrums will blast the Republicans into unity.
These belts are the doldrums, the trades and antitrades, the horse latitudes, the westerlies, and the polar winds
GPT is attempting to rise from the doldrums, having launched two dilutionary equity raisings worth a combined A$3. 3 billion since October to reduce its crippling debt burden. GPT Posts Loss on Valuations
Behind the recent surge in demand is a pickup in consumer spending after a long spell in the doldrums.
The beautiful horses had gone and he was channel-surfing through the mind-numbing doldrums of mid-afternoon television. MAN AND WIFE
But after two years in the doldrums, the economy is finally on the mend. The Sun
Back on the ship, as the plot thickens and roils, our brave buccaneers flounder in the doldrums.
It has the potential to boost prosperity and lift Europe out of the economic doldrums. Times, Sunday Times
Isn't British culture itself moving from the dumps to the doldrums? Times, Sunday Times
A week after the honeymoon, the doldrums hit and the realities of mundane married life hit me like a brick. The Sun
So much so that when the sport was in trouble in the 1950s, many people thought Koppett would have made a fine commissioner to bring the sport out of its doldrums.
We say She is doing her best to bring rhododendrons and azaleas out of the doldrums by planting them alongside more fashionable perennials. Times, Sunday Times
The village primary school was in the doldrums after being chastised for ‘serious weaknesses’ in pupil behaviour, which was disrupting lessons, and for the poor quality of teaching.
From bungee jumping to sky diving, white water rafting to rock climbing, heli-skiing to caving, you can explore New Zealand from the top of mountain peaks, the doldrums of the underworld, and everywhere in between.
When planning for the light-rail system began in the 1990s, the idea of trams running across a city fragmented by faith and rival loyalties seemed to offer an environmentally friendly way to bind communities, relieve traffic congestion and lift downtown areas out of the doldrums. In Jerusalem, Arabs and Jews Finally Agree ...
The sector was in the doldrums and struggling to cope with the competition.
But at the moment, it's very much in the doldrums.
A little snow, some holiday cheer and a ski chalet serving up hot toddies at day's end may be just the recipe for improving national morale, curing winter doldrums and encouraging a spirit of buying.
And pop music has been in the doldrums in recent times. The Sun
The property market has been in the doldrums for months.
Fortunately the rabid fans in Columbus have organized a summer doldrums beater called Cannonfest so remember that event and see you there!
Wednesday had arrived as usual, a hill in the middle of the week, equidistant from the doldrums of Monday and the sweet salvation of the Friday that always seemed too far away.
Both young potters are helping to put the game back on the map after years in the doldrums. The Sun
AFTER years in the doldrums following the credit crunch, Britain is building again. The Sun
But what are the hot sectors and which employment areas are in the doldrums? Times, Sunday Times
The pound is in the doldrums and economic forecasts are gloomy. Times, Sunday Times
In the middle of the summer doldrums, Steven Slater's dramatic slide down an airplane evacuation chute has given the chatterati a new topic. Andrea Chalupa: Caregiver Stress: The Other Side of the JetBlue Freak Out
But what are the hot sectors and which employment areas are in the doldrums? Times, Sunday Times
They fear their relationship has lost momentum-the wind is gone and they've entered the doldrums.
Last year, I was too bullish on the economy, convinced that Terror War spending would cause enough increase in aggregate demand to jumpstart us out of the doldrums.
The crew's morale bottomed out when the Wave Warrior hit the Doldrums, an area near the equator that is notorious for its calms and its light, shifting winds.
Having won his first two novice chases, he was made favourite on his handicap debut at Ayr, but again Dobbin was left in the doldrums.
With oil prices in the doldrums, the last support of the ailing Soviet economy was removed. Times, Sunday Times
Like a sailing barque stuck fast in the Doldrums, I lurch slowly in the swell, holding my breath and waiting for a wind to fill the sails.
Entering the 1990 s, Chinese symphonic creation found itself in the doldrums.
But while individuals find the lifestyle appealing, government officials and analysts fear the trend spells trouble ahead for an economy already stuck in the doldrums for more than a decade.
The trade winds from both hemispheres converge towards the doldrums and a zone of low pressure, the equatorial trough, that girdles the earth.
His fightback from years in the doldrums on the back of stomach cancer and personal issues is one of the great racing stories. The Sun
The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums.
With conditions ranging from the unpredictable calms of the doldrums to the gale force winds and icebergs of the southern oceans, the Global Challenge is certainly not one for the faint-hearted.
It is all thanks to a building boom, finally taking off after years in the doldrums. The Sun
The construction industry is in the doldrums and its arguments have prevailed. Times, Sunday Times
Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.
We are in the fourth year of the economic doldrums. Times, Sunday Times
The island's location, in the doldrums of the Caribbean, forces it to rely on desalinized ocean water, which is very expensive.
One of the most challenging stretches will be the doldrums, the area around the equator where there may be only light winds for days on end.
Mainstream rock is growing back into favour following a period in the doldrums during which the public was wooed by the less genuine sounds of pop.
Kildare were in the doldrums but he quickly rescued them and they almost succeeded in achieving All-Ireland glory.
He will need to muster all his not inconsiderable sales skills to help float the company at a time when stock markets are in the doldrums.
On the equator there is little wind, mariners called this region the doldrums (after an old English word meaning dull) because they feared being stranded there.
Now they have gone four games undefeated and have moved up from the doldrums.
In fact, often in the very midst of the doldrums comes the sudden gust of hope. Christianity Today
Aside from the doldrums of the English Lab, life in Nica has taken a sharp turn into the fast lane, it seems. In like a lamb… « Wanderings
On the contrary, besides his castigatory and carping toungue, he does not seem to offer any constructive criticism for the economic doldrums we are in. Economic stimulus reaches GOP critic's turf
Britain may be in the financial doldrums, but there is one sector of the economy that is positively unstoppable: eyelashes. Times, Sunday Times
Britain spent a long time in the doldrums. The Sun
We're half-way through the week and though I can't speak for everyone, to me it feels like a good time for some lulz to push the doldrums away.
Last year was not a good one for wind but that does not mean that Britain is heading for the doldrums. Times, Sunday Times
The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums.
Rumours alone could be enough to boost a stock that has been in the doldrums for two years. Times, Sunday Times
Both young potters are helping to put the game back on the map after years in the doldrums. The Sun
Shares remained in the doldrums for most of the session, although a jump on Wall Street on its opening in the afternoon saw British stocks leap 56 points into positive territory.
And with employment down and the economy projected to remain in the doldrums for the foreseeable future, it's no good betting that rising ridership will save the system.
The pound is in the doldrums and economic forecasts are gloomy. Times, Sunday Times
Professional soccer - unless one happens to be in the top echelon - are in the doldrums at present, and it becomes increasingly difficult for clubs to balance the books.
If you have a room that's suffering from the doldrums, a bit of tomato - paired with bright yellow, or with white stripes - will be sure add a jolt of energy.
Voters such as scriptwriter Fernando Orduna, 58, took part in a national movement that urged people to annul their votes or deface ballots to protest the largely government-funded political parties that have done little to break Mexico out of the doldrums. Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com
Your adventurous spirit yearns for a different exercise to take you out of the doldrums of yet another boring workout.
The worldwide collapse in the price of oil, due to a glut in production, means the energy industry is in the doldrums globally. Times, Sunday Times
As the national team goes through the doldrums yet again the critics and the tricoteuses are lining up.
There are stories of ships stuck fast in the Doldrums, drifting idly through day after hot, sunny day, leaving their crews nothing to do but lounge under deck shelters constructed from pieces of sailcloth.
He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
He's been in the doldrums ever since she left him.
‘Engineering has generally been in the doldrums recently, but we are always looking to invest in new machinery and in the workforce, and the staff are behind us in this,’ he said.
But with savings accounts paying around 4.25% after tax, and the stock market in the doldrums, even this figure is hard to beat without incurring too much risk.
The beef industry has been in the doldrums ever since consumers began to turn away from eating red meat.
The competitors will sail west to east, through the doldrums, round three capes, and will have to dodge icebergs in the gale-ridden Southern Ocean.
During the post-war period the art world was in the doldrums. Times, Sunday Times
The great boom of the war years had passed and the docks were settling down to the post war doldrums.
There's no question that we've been in the doldrums for a while, we're all keen and passionate to get into the new year, an election year and to get out there on the hustings fighting for those things that we believe in.
Like a sailing barque stuck fast in the Doldrums, I lurch slowly in the swell, holding my breath and waiting for a wind to fill the sails.
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
The trade winds from both hemispheres converge towards the doldrums and a zone of low pressure, the equatorial trough, that girdles the earth.
While this DVD package would certainly be the answer to a shipwrecked castaways daily doldrums, most landlubbers will have difficulty finding their South Sea legs.
In fact, often in the very midst of the doldrums comes the sudden gust of hope. Christianity Today
Aug. 8th, 2008 at 2: 02 PM jonquil asked: Tell me how you cope with the "30,000-word slump", that moment in the middle of the book when you hit the doldrums. Bittercon Questions
The accountancy game's more or less immune to economic doldrums. Times, Sunday Times
Her escape from the doldrums of her life is the local bijou, where every week a new fantasy plays on the silver screen to whisk her from New Jersey to places she can only dream of.
The trade winds from both hemispheres converge towards the doldrums and a zone of low pressure, the equatorial trough, that girdles the earth.
He is also sceptical about the chances of the sector emerging from the doldrums any time soon. Times, Sunday Times
With conditions ranging from the unpredictable calms of the doldrums to the gale force winds and icebergs of the southern oceans, the Global Challenge is certainly not one for the faint-hearted.
Look here, I can't bear to see a ship in distress, or a comrade in the doldrums; so I tell you what, young cockbird, raise your crest and don't look so peaky, for I'm going to help you if it's in my power, as most likely it is -- that is, saving as how it ain't a loss by death, which takes us all, and which the good On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story
After a long period in the doldrums, the company's share price has begun to respond to the company's strong earnings performance over the past five years.
Both young potters are helping to put the game back on the map after years in the doldrums. The Sun
Where this area lies over the oceans, it is called the doldrums.
You can now squeeze your way out of the sandwich doldrums, thanks to a new crop of smear-on flavored light mayonnaises.
But for the occasional doldrums or moments of dispiritedness, I like the following remedies: Gentle Healing for Baby and Child
The industry remains in the doldrums, according to official figures out today.
With the computer business still in the doldrums, Ahmadi quit that to help his wife run the hair accessory business.
He said: ‘It's another indication the electronics industry is in the doldrums.’
It is all thanks to a building boom, finally taking off after years in the doldrums. The Sun
Property sales have been in the doldrums for some time.
The decision was made after the title suffered severe losses - but even going online-only failed to lift it out of the doldrums. Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
And whether it's the doldrums of the blues or the pits, we've all been there and allowed sorrow to swallow us up, if only temporarily.
There is no doubt about the fact that motor sport is picking up again in Thailand, after a period in the doldrums following the economic crash.
The worldwide collapse in the price of oil, due to a glut in production, means the energy industry is in the doldrums globally. Times, Sunday Times
All boom/bust cycles led to prolonged periods when once favoured assets stay in the doldrums for years.
A recent flurry of postings from the tagerati on the state of tagging follows up on the idea broached by Phillip Kelleher, and then addressed here in previous posts; to wit, tagging is in a bit of a lull, if not an authentic spate of the doldrums. Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'
We are entering the time of year when share prices traditionally move into the doldrums and stay there until the autumn, so those looking for soaraway shares are likely to be disappointed.
Recent economic doldrums have damaged the rural west.

How To Use Doldrums In A Sentence

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