nervous exhaustion

Example Sentences

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Chastain declared, referring to an incident in 1989, when Lewis was playing Hamlet at London’s National Theatre and, citing nervous exhaustion, quit the run in mid-performance, never to act onstage again.

From Washington Post

Rather, it’s what the president hasn’t done: rage and howl and push the country to a state of nervous exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times

Two days before the planned attack, a medical officer recommended Mr. Urquhart be sent off on medical leave to recover from “nervous exhaustion.”

From Washington Post

If we aimed for maximal reaction to every anomaly we encountered, we’d break down from sheer nervous exhaustion.

From Washington Post

By 1889, when Munch was 25, he had already grieved the deaths of his mother, his sister and his father; he was prone to alcoholism and nervous exhaustion.

From New York Times