out of sorts
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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
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
Robertson looked off the pace; John McGinn was out of sorts; McTominay, despite his goal, looked a pale imitation of last season when tearing it up in Italy.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025
Still, by the time they made it to the theater Ophie was sweaty and a bit out of sorts.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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