overtire

Example Sentences

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Now, it is insisted that tuberculous patients must not overtire themselves by taking exercise, though they must be in the open air a large part of the time.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

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

Don't overtire yourself, and don't get up early!

From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

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

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