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“So before the military came, we were looking at a surgical backlog of hundreds of cases and we were low on staff. We had fatigued staff.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Having been slightly ill on leaving camp in the morning, six or seven hours of rough riding had fatigued me extremely.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

If not very ill, he was, at any rate, more ill than he now thought he was, and eating had fatigued him.

From The Price of Love by Bennett, Arnold

Perhaps the journey had fatigued the man as much as the boy.

From A Hero of Romance by Marsh, Richard

He had fatigued himself by some business calls, and was now taking a little rest upon the bed, when he was aroused from half-sleep by the pounding overhead.

From Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant by Alger, Horatio