overtire
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of overtire
Example Sentences
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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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Don't overtire yourself—don't use improvidently the new strength.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
Olga wanted to ride, but Nick declared that this would overtire her, adding with a grin that he would occupy the back seat in the dog-cart if Noel had no objection.
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
She should never be allowed to overtire herself, mentally or physically.
From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
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 Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
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