overtire
Example Sentences
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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)
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
Now, Miss Terry," he said in conclusion, "you must not overtire yourself.
From Windyridge by Riley, W.
The kind of occupation makes no essential difference, so long as it does not overtire either the body or the mind.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)
She says I overtire myself, and that when old people have done their work they should take a nap.
From A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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