saddled

past tense of saddle

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of saddled Garcia’s case is also saddled by the likely absence of legal duty owed by James to those who read his social media posts and other commentary. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The financial terms for the Kyaukpyu port are even less favorable than those of other prominent Belt and Road Initiative projects that have saddled host countries with debt, such as the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka. Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025 Knee-jerk comparisons to last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, might have saddled him with unrealistic expectations going into his sophomore season. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025 Officials still at the agency told me that the pileup of new policies, combined with staff departures, has saddled them with heavier workloads. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025 Every hour of every day (and most nights), Dye saddled us with challenges of mind and body. Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddled
Verb
  • Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association, said in a telephone interview that many of the footwear products firms front loaded in early pre-tariff deliveries — particularly in women’s shoes — have sold through.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Bills may be able to find impact players in the secondary and/or the receivers room, though the market on the defensive interior is considerably less loaded in 2025.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the weight of those expectations has the ability to crush the shoulders of the fighter who’s burdened with them.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the truth is, there is nothing better than a buffet table filled with pies.
    Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Saddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on saddled

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!