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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Both trips ended with highly visible setbacks and some awkward moments, leading to questions about whether Vance’s political star is still rising or if he’s being saddled with some of the administration’s heaviest burdens. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026 Porzingis has been effectively saddled with a hard 25-minute limit since the moment his plane touched down in the Bay Area — the breakthrough isn’t coming because the games now have stakes. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 Besides high loan rates, prospective buyers are saddled with exorbitant home prices. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 One begins to think that the condition is hereditary—that, instead of a Habsburg jaw, the wealthy white denizens of New Orleans high society are saddled with emotional problems. —

Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saddle with