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 with

The 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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And even if Xi succeeded on the battlefield, the cost might be high: China could become an international pariah, its economy sapped by sanctions, and its security forces saddled with a new, taxing mission of maintaining control of a restive Taiwan. —Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025

Turner, who is saddled with a few demons of his own, is pulled into the twisted case of an unidentified Jane Doe whose body is found at the bottom of El Capitan, Yosemite's famous 3,000-foot cliff. —Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025

Giolito was saddled with the loss after giving up four runs in 5 1/3 innings. —Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025

There's bad news for people making less than $50,000, recipients of Medicaid and food stamps and anyone still saddled with student loan debt. —Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025