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.
Examples of saddle with in a Sentence
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Some lawmakers in Mississippi worried that they would be sued if the bill passed and did not want to be saddled with the exorbitant cost such litigation could bring.
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Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Court documents paint a portrait of a troubled company, saddled with nearly $300 million in debt, costly leases, poorly performing restaurants, and a 30 percent decline in customers over the past five years.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
Stretched thin with increased expectations, and often saddled with more work due to layoffs, employees are being forced to do more with less and sacrifice their work-life balance in the process.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Like Baltimore City, it is saddled with vacant properties, high property taxes and a lousy public school system.
—Christopher B. Summers, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
The New York project was also saddled with high construction and borrowing costs.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Amtrak was saddled with decrepit, winding tracks that made high-speed travel impossible, locomotives that predate many of their passengers, and, in Maryland, a tunnel built during Reconstruction.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Many students attending colleges where off-campus housing is the predominant option after their first year are already saddled with a 12-month lease near their institution.
—Byjane Swift, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Property owners in and around the West 7th entertainment district could be saddled with an extra property tax if enough of them agree to form a special taxing district.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Court documents paint a portrait of a troubled company, saddled with nearly $300 million in debt, costly leases, poorly performing restaurants, and a 30 percent decline in customers over the past five years.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
Stretched thin with increased expectations, and often saddled with more work due to layoffs, employees are being forced to do more with less and sacrifice their work-life balance in the process.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Like Baltimore City, it is saddled with vacant properties, high property taxes and a lousy public school system.
—Christopher B. Summers, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
The New York project was also saddled with high construction and borrowing costs.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Amtrak was saddled with decrepit, winding tracks that made high-speed travel impossible, locomotives that predate many of their passengers, and, in Maryland, a tunnel built during Reconstruction.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Many students attending colleges where off-campus housing is the predominant option after their first year are already saddled with a 12-month lease near their institution.
—Byjane Swift, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Property owners in and around the West 7th entertainment district could be saddled with an extra property tax if enough of them agree to form a special taxing district.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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