overtire
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But—you have walked enough the last couple of days; and apart from the discomfort to you, it is essential you should not overtire yourself.
From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram
She was watching him with tender anxiety, fearing lest he should overtire himself; but he reassured her with a light laugh.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile
Olga wanted to ride, but Nick declared that this would overtire her, adding with a grin that he would occupy the back seat in the dog-cart if Noel had no objection.
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Patients must not be allowed to overtire themselves.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
There she left her, with strict injunctions to Chloe not to let her “new mistress” overtire herself.
From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn
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
“That’s what I couldn’t wrap my head around. What happened? Was I overtired? And just, where did the wires not connect?”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
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
“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 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
"Lady Carfax has been overtiring herself," she heard him say.
From The Knave of Diamonds by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
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 Glyn, Elinor
