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

With the company saddled with $80 billion in debt and promising to cut $6 billion in costs, thousands of workers are expected to be let go. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Martínez, of course, became a Hall of Famer while Claire became saddled with the stain of one of the worst trades in Dodger history. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The 1972 return of Okinawa's sovereignty to Japan did little to diminish the number of US bases on the island, leading to the disproportionate burden it is saddled with today. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Plus, keeping both execs would have left two hefty salaries on the books, and the new company — saddled with around $80 billion of debt — is going to have to enact massive cost cuts, and fast. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026