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

Reaves looked out of sorts when he entered with 5:23 remaining in the first quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Looked out of sorts in the first innings.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 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

August said, “Hot weather makes the bees out of sorts, I don’t care how much love you send them.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd