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.

Examples of saddle with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To think that we Floridians were almost saddled with this train wreck for governor with your hearty approval. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Clark offers financial support to Floyd, who is saddled with debt and unable to provide for his wife and stepson. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Some analysts, however, think a deal is unlikely because the company would not want to be saddled with a broadcast network. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

But years into a war that has left Russians excluded from the world and saddled with broken promises from the government, official readings of economic pessimism have recently hit record highs, threatening the Kremlin’s tenuous hold on its society. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026