overtire

Olaf, I know that you must not overtire yourself as yet, but your lady has told me that she desires to see the sunset from Odin's Mount.

From The Wanderer's Necklace by Henry Rider Haggard

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

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

From The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch

"Well, Mimi," she said in her low, vibrating voice, as she stood over the bed, "I do hope you didn't overtire yourself this afternoon."

From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Arnold Bennett

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

From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton

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

I have to be careful not to get overheated or overtired.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022

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

"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