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 withThe company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.
She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.
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Room for Disagreement When Cohen took over GameStop in 2021, the company was saddled with debt and staring down collapse.
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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
Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
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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
Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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