overtire
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of overtire
Example Sentences
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"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
Acquaint yourself thoroughly with all the work on the farm, and often do some yourself, as long as it does not overtire you.
From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Mary Agnes Hamilton
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
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
It should not be violent or so great as to fatigue and overtire.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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
It’s hard to think you’re overtired, or you’ve been on Instagram too long, and to realise these might have the same side-effects as something deadly.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2019
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
"Lady Carfax has been overtiring herself," she heard him say.
From The Knave of Diamonds by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
"You have been overtiring yourself," he said, looking down at her curiously.
From The Devil's Paw by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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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