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.
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The country’s declining birthrate means a shrinking workforce saddled with supporting a swelling elderly population.
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
For most of the 2025 season, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was saddled with a bullpen that was largely ineffective, unhealthy, or some combination of both.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Instead, Dufresne said, the parish will be saddled with the $80,000 annual cost to maintain the building — nearly 20% of his parish's budget.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Baumbach’s real-life partner, Greta Gerwig, co-stars in this film as Sandler’s wife, who is saddled with childcare duties while Sandler’s character is saddled with Jay Kelly-care duties abroad.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
For most of the 2025 season, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was saddled with a bullpen that was largely ineffective, unhealthy, or some combination of both.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Instead, Dufresne said, the parish will be saddled with the $80,000 annual cost to maintain the building — nearly 20% of his parish's budget.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Baumbach’s real-life partner, Greta Gerwig, co-stars in this film as Sandler’s wife, who is saddled with childcare duties while Sandler’s character is saddled with Jay Kelly-care duties abroad.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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