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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at a low ebb

LONDON—A few months ago, Nathan Cofnas was at a low ebb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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 ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

Wilson took over the theatre when its finances were at a low ebb and he built the membership base to more than 10,000.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023

Morale seemed to be at a low ebb for several of the expeditions at Camp Two.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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