overtire
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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 Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
Acquaint yourself thoroughly with all the work on the farm, and often do some yourself, as long as it does not overtire you.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Mary Agnes Hamilton
"Yes, Thomas, if it will not overtire her."
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Holme Lee
The journey did not overtire me, and change of air had its usual reviving effect.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon
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 Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
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
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
He has learned to read Tecca’s moods carefully: if the young rapper appears overtired, Zappala will clear the schedules.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020
Which was as emotional an outburst as I have ever heard from him, but I think he is overtired too.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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 Elinor Glyn
"Lady Carfax has been overtiring herself," she heard him say.
From The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
"You have been overtiring yourself," he said, looking down at her curiously.
From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
