dead tired
see dead on one's feet.
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How to use dead tired in a sentence
Try not to be too late in going to bed—you must be dead tired.'
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'AnnunzioThree days journeying brought them late at night and dead tired to Niederwerth.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenWe had meant to sleep only for half an hour, but were so (p. 060) dead tired that it must have been more like an hour and a half.
The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade | Edward Lord GleichenClose by were their ponies, tiny little rats of things, dead-tired and very thin.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers"She's dead tired and ought to get to bed this minute," remarked Nance, caressing her friend's hand.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell Speed
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