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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But homages to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original, a starry cast (including Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Oscar winner Mahershala Ali) and dinos aplenty can only do so much when saddled with generic characters and a rickety plot.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Between the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Protection Act, and a host of state analogs, builders have been saddled with a dizzying array of new laws and regulations.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
By 2012, saddled with billions in debt, Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
The range was $80 million for the 49ers, which were saddled with high cash player costs in 2024, to $490 million for the Cowboys.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Between the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Protection Act, and a host of state analogs, builders have been saddled with a dizzying array of new laws and regulations.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
By 2012, saddled with billions in debt, Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
The range was $80 million for the 49ers, which were saddled with high cash player costs in 2024, to $490 million for the Cowboys.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2025.
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