overtire
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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 James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
A little quiet shooting this autumn and a little hunting, just enough to keep you fit and not to overtire you; you mustn’t overtax your strength.”
From When William Came by Saki
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
"Yes, Thomas, if it will not overtire her."
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Holme Lee
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
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
“That’s what I couldn’t wrap my head around. What happened? Was I overtired? And just, where did the wires not connect?”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
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
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
"You have been overtiring yourself," he said, looking down at her curiously.
From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
"Lady Carfax has been overtiring herself," she heard him say.
From The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
