overtire
Example Sentences
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She should never be allowed to overtire herself, mentally or physically.
From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Of the work that is given to the brain itself to overtire it we must speak later.
From Nerves and Common Sense by Call, Annie Payson
She was not so strong as her sister, and a two-mile walk to school was apt to overtire her.
From The Twenty-Fourth of June by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
A little quiet shooting this autumn and a little hunting, just enough to keep you fit and not to overtire you; you mustn’t overtax your strength.”
From When William Came by Saki
"Do not overtire yourself, my dear!" she said, with effusion; and Oliver, looking down, knew very well what his mother's rare effusion meant, if Diana did not.
From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
