overtiring

When Lady Wolseley sent a note to say that she was in the vicinity, Henry thought a lunch for her at Lamb House with his family might interest William without overtiring him and allow Alice and Peggy to view an amusing and rare specimen of modern English womanhood.

The Master Colm Tóibín 2004

On the other hand, I decided that I do actually want to be able to consciously adjust my posture to walk quickly without overtiring my muscles.

fruitful weekend keryx 2004

I think these things are achievable and safe for me to do without overtiring myself, and yet they are all steps to preparing my body for health.

sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2001

Furthermore, Bennigsen compromised his chance of a successful outcome to the battle by overtiring his men in the preceding 48 hours.

THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966

Furthermore, Bennigsen compromised his chance of a successful outcome to the battle by overtiring his men in the preceding 48 hours.

THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966

"You have been overtiring yourself," he said, looking down at her curiously.

The Devil's Paw 1906

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.

Halcyone Elinor Glyn 1903

If this point of view be kept in mind, then I think the drills should be continued daily, for, on the one hand, there is no risk of overtiring the horses, and, on the other, the object is to weld the men into a cohesive whole, and impress on them the essential principles of the elementary tactical evolutions, in order to make them as soon as possible into a combatant unit.

Cavalry in Future Wars Friedrich von Bernhardi 1889

He made a list of the few persons whom he wished to see and to whom messengers were sent at once; then he asked for his chief clerk, and when Jenkins suggested that he was overtiring himself,

The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868

She knelt down, and, taking his thin hand in hers, said, "You have been overtiring yourself with those tiresome letters."

The Semi-Attached Couple 1860