overtire

Don't overtire yourself, and don't get up early!

From The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

You mustn’t get up too early in the morning and overtire yourself.

From About Peggy Saville by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

She should never be allowed to overtire herself, mentally or physically.

From The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

I am careful not to overtire the children.

From The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. by John Spencer Curwen

And there’s certainly no need for you to overtire yourself, mother.”

From The Jervaise Comedy by J. D. (John Davys) Beresford

He noted that children who are overtired can show symptoms that resemble ADHD, including difficulty paying attention in class or declining grades.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025

I flicked through the document, which includes suggestions that participants were "underfed and overtired".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024

Some of the people manning the system — no doubt overtired and pressing ahead—made the data-entry mistakes handling blocks of data that went through the system the following day.

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2020

It’s hard to think you’re overtired, or you’ve been on Instagram too long, and to realise these might have the same side-effects as something deadly.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2019

“Terrible things can happen when you’re overtired. I was overtired the night your father proposed.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

"You have been overtiring yourself," he said, looking down at her curiously.

From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

"Lady Carfax has been overtiring herself," she heard him say.

From The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

She had calculated the possibility of his backing out under the plea of his health, so she determined not to give him a chance to have the slightest excuse by overtiring him.

From Halcyone by Elinor Glyn