out of sorts

Example Sentences

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Looked out of sorts in the first innings.

From BBC

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

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

Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen was out of sorts and beaten 5-4 by Germany's Niko Springer, with the Dutchman missing 15 darts at double.

From BBC

Contrastingly, the experiment with Emma Lamb, picked on domestic form as an opener but asked to bat at number six, did not work as she managed 36 runs in five innings, while Sophia Dunkley also looked out of sorts with 68 in six knocks.

From BBC