saddle with

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 with

The company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.

She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.

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Against this backdrop, the chances of external rate relief for credit card borrowers saddled with an interest rate of 20% or higher now look incredibly low. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Room for Disagreement When Cohen took over GameStop in 2021, the company was saddled with debt and staring down collapse. —

Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 6 May 2026 Voters, meanwhile, are saddled with growing everyday bills for groceries, utilities and gas. —

ABC News, 5 May 2026 The commission may certainly opine how owners of historic properties should not be saddled with the extra costs of preservation. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for saddle with