saddled

past tense of saddle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of saddled 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
  • Bystanders in the area helped authorities lift part of the helicopter and get the victim out, who was then loaded into an ambulance, according to Sylvia.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The purchases of Argentinian bank cards in neighboring Chile have increased 438% this year, while Argentines have loaded up on Jordan-brand sneakers and Zara jeans.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This shows that parents and caregivers are growing wary of mounting student loan debt and are reluctant to have their children burdened by it in the future.
    De Elizabeth, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What, if any, holes in that lineup are still needed to be filled either by free agency or trade?
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The cool colors seemed colder, the warm ones red-hot, and the subtle gradations across the spectrum were seemingly infinite and filled with rich detail.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Saddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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