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

Immigration was at a low ebb, and nearly all Americans were born here.

From The Wall Street Journal

The late 1980s, Mr. Polito argues, had seen the musician at a low ebb, a parody of himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a point of reflection for Charlotte Edwards, who took over last April with the team at a low ebb - possibly the lowest in its history.

From BBC

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