saddle with
phrasal verb
saddled with; saddling with; saddles with
: to cause (someone or something) to have (a problem, burden, responsibility, etc.)
His actions have saddled the company with too much debt.
My boss saddled me with the task of organizing the conference.
—often used as (be) saddled withThe company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.
She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.
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The Eastern Conference is wide open after the brutal injuries to both Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton during the playoffs, and now the Knicks are saddled with the expectations of excellence.
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Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Getting to their site in Leticia meant boarding a boat at 5 a.m. every morning, saddled with all the gear, to travel half an hour to their set.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2025
Petry averaged nearly 19 minutes per game (fourth among Red Wings defensemen) and was saddled with a subpar partner in Ben Chiarot.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The actors commit fully to every deranged tic they’re saddled with, so even long scenes of them wandering through the street, looking for people to terrorize, are gripping.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
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Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Getting to their site in Leticia meant boarding a boat at 5 a.m. every morning, saddled with all the gear, to travel half an hour to their set.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2025
Petry averaged nearly 19 minutes per game (fourth among Red Wings defensemen) and was saddled with a subpar partner in Ben Chiarot.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The actors commit fully to every deranged tic they’re saddled with, so even long scenes of them wandering through the street, looking for people to terrorize, are gripping.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for saddle with
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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