saddle up

verb

saddled up; saddling up; saddles up
: to get on a horse
He saddled up and rode away.

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So Florida saddled up his eligibility case as NCAA attorneys have begun navigating the retroactive products of their new five-in-five model, which will allow players to play five seasons in five years. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 By the time Arteaga and Vasquez saddled up their horses early the next morning, Gastón’s condition had worsened. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 If the road or trail should narrow too much for the eActros motorhome to continue onward, Wagner can always hop out and saddle up on the accompanying 67-hp WN7. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026 McDonnell had saddled up to Banc of California and funneled a portion of her new $15 million loan to keep the other bank at bay. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saddle up

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“Saddle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20up. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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