overtire
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Of the work that is given to the brain itself to overtire it we must speak later.
From Nerves and Common Sense by Annie Payson Call
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 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
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
Don't overtire yourself, and don't get up early!
From The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
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
"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
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
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