out of sorts
Example Sentences
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Is that why Calvin seemed so out of sorts?
From Literature
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“Is that why you were so out of sorts last night?”
From Literature
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Connor, in the meantime, is suddenly out of sorts about the wedding cake, referring to it as a “loony cake.”
From Salon
When Nebraska starting point guard Sam Hoiberg drew a second foul that sent him to the bench midway through the half, USC took advantage, forcing six turnovers in five minutes from a Cornhuskers offense that suddenly looked out of sorts.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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