overtire

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 Mrs. Humphry Ward

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 Émile Zola

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

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

I am so glad I sent the children to help you; do not overtire yourself.'

From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton

Don't overtire yourselves, but have a nice day.

From The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch

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

“Terrible things can happen when you’re overtired. I was overtired the night your father proposed.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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