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 withThe 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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Many students attending colleges where off-campus housing is the predominant option after their first year are already saddled with a 12-month lease near their institution.
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Byjane Swift, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Property owners in and around the West 7th entertainment district could be saddled with an extra property tax if enough of them agree to form a special taxing district.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
In its turnaround plan published in October, Thames Water, which is saddled with £14 billion ($17.7 million) in debt, proposed to jack up the average annual customer bill by 40% by 2030.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In the filing, the executors claim the estate was saddled with debt and on the verge of bankruptcy when Michael Jackson died in June 2009.
—Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The Mercer situation is a tough reality Mac Saturn will be saddled with for a while, a public-relations headache for a likable band that was clearly finding its groove and feeling the wind at its back.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
He was saddled with a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty, according to court records.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
Florida is saddled with the nation’s highest inflation at about 4% while Pennsylvania has the lowest at about 1.8%, according to an analysis of index data by Moody’s Analytics that’s based on a three-month moving average.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Both men are saddled with high negatives in the electorate as a whole.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Byjane Swift, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Property owners in and around the West 7th entertainment district could be saddled with an extra property tax if enough of them agree to form a special taxing district.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
In its turnaround plan published in October, Thames Water, which is saddled with £14 billion ($17.7 million) in debt, proposed to jack up the average annual customer bill by 40% by 2030.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In the filing, the executors claim the estate was saddled with debt and on the verge of bankruptcy when Michael Jackson died in June 2009.
—Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
The Mercer situation is a tough reality Mac Saturn will be saddled with for a while, a public-relations headache for a likable band that was clearly finding its groove and feeling the wind at its back.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
He was saddled with a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty, according to court records.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
Florida is saddled with the nation’s highest inflation at about 4% while Pennsylvania has the lowest at about 1.8%, according to an analysis of index data by Moody’s Analytics that’s based on a three-month moving average.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Both men are saddled with high negatives in the electorate as a whole.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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