out of sorts
Example Sentences
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But Shiffrin has been out of sorts and now heads into the slalom at real risk of leaving northern Italy with a repeat of her Beijing Olympics disaster four years ago.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
USC opened the game one for seven from the field, with its offense looking out of sorts, and scored a meager 10 points in the first 10 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
The Buffalo Bills sit at 6-3 after looking out of sorts in a blowout loss to the lowly Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Jones' fifty at the top of the order puts a tick in one box, and though the openers negotiated the new ball and added 73 for the first wicket, Tammy Beaumont looks out of sorts.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
I had to be at the studio at seven in the morning on a Sunday and the night before I’d pretended to be feeling out of sorts and told Adam he probably shouldn’t stay over.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
