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
But whereas Macclesfield's players played with passion and pride, Palace were well out of sorts.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 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
“Not best pleased at all. You’ve put her quite out of sorts. And when she gets out of sorts, she takes it out on everybody else. It’s her way.”
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
