overtire

Example Sentences

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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

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)

Olaf, I know that you must not overtire yourself as yet, but your lady has told me that she desires to see the sunset from Odin's Mount.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Haggard, Henry Rider

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)

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