out of sorts

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So was I a little out of sorts?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

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 Piastri, who has looked out of sorts all weekend, was not quick and he ended up 0.574secs off the pace, and behind Mercedes' George Russell and the second Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

He looked particularly out of sorts in Game 1, when he struck out four times in what was his first career playoff game both hitting and pitching.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

Kaede wasn’t affected the same way that Taisin was, but she, too, felt a bit out of sorts as they rode through the gates.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo