How to Use saddle in a Sentence

saddle

1 of 2 noun
  • The barstools are shaped like saddles.
    Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
  • At my call, the wranglers came and fixed the saddle.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • His cowboys keep their saddles in the back of their sedans.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Stewart was back in the saddle.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Her name is inscribed on one horseshoe and on a brass saddle plate.
    Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But one day, your old pal Wade's gonna ask you to get back in the saddle again.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But one day, your old pal Wade’s gonna ask you to get back in the saddle again.
    David Betancourt, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The next morning found us back in the saddle, headed for base camp.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
  • So add this to your home and hop on that saddle to ride off into the sunset.
    Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health, 2 Feb. 2022
  • There is no substitute for time in the saddle.
    Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But four episodes in, Ford, who is 80, is still in the saddle.
    Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The horse now stands upright with its head pushing out from the back of its saddle.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Cowboy culture is back in the saddle again.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Lezcano slipped off the saddle, his body sideways against the horse with his arms around its neck.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The saddle is plush without being mushy.
    New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Let’s get in the saddle and analyze this week’s rootin’-tootin’ episode!
    William Earl, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Peloton's one-size-fits-all bike seat, or saddle, may not be a proper fit for your body.
    Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2023
  • To picture this, imagine all of space as a flat sheet of paper curved like a saddle.
    Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
  • There’s also a rear rack that can be outfitted with saddle bags to hold your gear.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Use lots of suds and a soft bristle brush to clean the frame, handlebars, wheels and saddle.
    George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Kurt Russell is getting back in the saddle.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Kayce Dutton is already back in the saddle.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
  • Riding this bike is so much more than just sitting on the saddle and pedaling.
    Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The saddle appears as a notch in the long ridgeline just below the summit.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • But that distinctive heart shape is a step above a leather envelope or saddle bag.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 June 2023
  • Does Thunder’s saddle come with a seatbelt?
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To them, riding bikes is throwing a leg over the saddle and pointing downhill.
    Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Some of them appeared to be children’s toys, including a saddle and a doll shirt.
    Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The rectangle and saddle are outlined with white.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • The champion made his name facing down all challenges in the saddle.
    CBS News, 17 Sep. 2022

saddle

2 of 2 verb
  • He saddled his horse and mounted it.
  • But he was never saddled by his looks.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The right has tried to saddle her with problems at the border.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • And lo and behold, who should saddle up next to Liza but Josh.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 June 2021
  • There will be Charles, then William, then George, so saddle up.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Kim perked up, helped saddle a chestnut named Levi, and smoothly climbed on.
    New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Grant was amazed at the assurance with which the girls could brush, saddle, and bridle a horse.
    Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The bottom half of the camera was saddled into a worn leather holster with a thick strap.
    John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Albany should stand with them, not saddle them with mandates that threaten their survival.
    Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Orville Peck will saddle up with a new full-length album in 2022.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Every hour of every day (and most nights), Dye saddled us with challenges of mind and body.
    Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Once at the foot of the volcano, visitors can either hike on foot or saddle up and trek on horseback.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2022
  • Instead, the board saddled him with the first crisis of his tenure at the company.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 June 2023
  • Each man tried to saddle the other with the problems of their national parties.
    Katie Glueck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Mortgage lenders have enough to answer for without saddling them with a charge that is wholly bogus.
    Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Rising rates over the past year saddled banks with losses on their massive portfolios of bonds.
    Ben Eisen, wsj.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Every fall, cowboys, cowgirls and park crews saddle up to bring in the thundering herd.
    Lea Lane, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The camp's main feature was every camper (ages 9-14) was taught how to ride, saddle and care for a horse.
    Arkansas Online, 13 May 2021
  • Why, some asked, would this no-nonsense Scully saddle up with a woo-woo Mulder?
    Chantel Tattoli, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Utilities and Maine’s governor say takeover would saddle the state with debt.
    Jon Kamp, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2023
  • This created not just a current budget drain but also saddled us with long-term pension costs.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • To reach the top of the volcano — and the pizza — visitors can either hike or saddle up on horseback.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2022
  • New rules, which can take years to come to fruition, can also saddle companies with a greater compliance burden.
    Mark Maurer, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Guests start with simple tasks like grooming and learning how to saddle their horses, which leads to working with cattle by the end of the trip.
    Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2022
  • So aim your horse right at the TV screen and saddle up, because Yellowstone is comin’ on back.
    Vulture, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The war in Iran, now in its third week, is causing oil prices to soar, saddling airlines with some of the highest fuel costs in years.
    Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Higher costs have made college and graduate school seem out of reach for some while saddling others with crippling student loan debt.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Judy Johnson becomes the first female trainer to saddle a horse for the Preakness.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Judy Johnson becomes the first female trainer to saddle a horse for the Preakness.
    Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021
  • Only 18 women have saddled an entrant.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

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