Hope is like a shield.
Master brixis had likely never murdered anyone, except through overworking them to death, until they died, then making the corpse work off the cost of hiring a replacement, then charging the corpse rent for taking up space until it leaves.
Lion King III: The Pridelands Reborn: Chapter VII
My heart was racing, and i felt light headed; did i overwork myself? no, i couldn't have... i gradually just got lost in his stare again.
"Just the beginning" Chapter One: Pilot
He was always concerned with ty's safety and didn't want him to overwork himself to death. "i did, but i figured that i need to save up for rent, in case i fall behind. besides, last year worked out fine. i mean, beside the occasional mental breakdown."
Taur Caliso's early morning.
But at least his head maid had allowed him to leave the castle for today, saying something about 'overworked' and even throwing in 'have fun' two phrases that he had never heard uttered from her lips.
Tears of the Bloodscale: Human
He stood alone against a never-ending torrent of steel since he had lost sight of the icewolf, knowing that his stamina was long overworked.
Anum Chaos © – The Legend History 2004/5 – 2008
Dark looks strange and i overwork him every day - practice makes the master, so i learn. but in the time i learn to draw, i have not more the feeling to create a game.
Into the Belly of the...Beast? (commission)
"today is lord rimuru's day off, and he will not be overworked or...poisoned, on his day of vacationing." the kijin ladies tried to creen around ranga's fluffy body to get a look at rimuru. they weren't backing down.
Little Wolf, Big Ordeal CH. 13
Right before he was about to slam into the first teeth, his overworked mind turned the obstacle into an opportunity. he strained his neck, pulling the moose's head towards the rocks so he could see. hopefully he would understand the plan.
Cry Me a Murder (Part Two) : The Shoe that Fits
Maybe fernando and i were simply over-stressed, overworked and underpaid, and our world was perfectly safe. maybe, we weren't on a collision course with an other-dimensional nightmare, infested with living intestines. "oh god!"
A changeling and an artist
It was a series of "ow" and sharp breathing to deal with the burning sensation of overworked muscle. "i did..." counting the papers he has sketched. "...fifty. good enough, worlds con is in two weeks, so we are on track."
Forever and Always
Whynter was always busy, stressed, and overworked and kohaku herself had classes and homework to contend with. of course she knew that that's just how life was, but she still missed the easy friendship they had once shared.
Balance of Power
"i can't overwork the guy, can i? he did what he could." it almost seemed that her speaking was directed at herself and not at ren in spite of the fact that she was intensely pouring over him with her featureless ebony eyes.