How to Use in the saddle in a Sentence

in the saddle

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  • The ground was rough and my legs were shaking from the exertion in the saddle.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • LeMond’s first race back in the saddle was a little more than a month after surgery.
    Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • After two months of filming, the cast had become comfortable in the saddle.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Not only that, getting back in the saddle to work once more with Roberto, Greg and Sarah truly feels like a homecoming.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Beyond mechanical breakdowns, Golden says the couple also had to learn how to keep their bodies going through months of long days in the saddle.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

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