at a low ebb

Idioms  

1. At a low point, in a state of decline or depression. For example, The current recession has put our business at a low ebb. This idiom transfers the low point of a tide to a decline in human affairs. [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

The chemical makers have high forward price/earnings ratios because profitability is at a low ebb in the chemical cycle right now.

From Barron's

Garnacho's confidence is at a low ebb.

From BBC

The morale of many of the workers already had been at a low ebb, given two rounds of layoffs — including the departure of 115 journalists early this year, more than 20% of the newsroom — following a period of growth and hiring since 2017.

From Los Angeles Times

Christopher's words reveal a man at a low ebb.

From BBC

It came at a time, too, when the search for life elsewhere in the Solar System was at a low ebb.

From Scientific American