How to Use saddle in a Sentence

saddle

1 of 2 noun
  • In the saddle and on the road, the BMW doesn’t ride like a Harley, either.
    Bill Roberson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • But four episodes in, Ford, who is 80, is still in the saddle.
    Dallas News, 3 Feb. 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
  • Enlarge / Fat tires and a cushy saddle make for a nice ride.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The trail climbs to a small saddle with expansive views.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • And now that Couture Week is upon us, Chanel is back in the saddle.
    Justine Carreon, ELLE, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The saddle appears as a notch in the long ridgeline just below the summit.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Use lots of suds and a soft bristle brush to clean the frame, handlebars, wheels and saddle.
    George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Lezcano slipped off the saddle, his body sideways against the horse with his arms around its neck.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Her name is inscribed on one horseshoe and on a brass saddle plate.
    Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And as the show wraps up, Jeff is back in the saddle once again - on a Harley trike, coming full circle to his trike time decades ago.
    Bill Roberson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The best-preserved has small wheels, with a harness and saddle painted on its body.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Black cowboys and cowgirls riding tall in the saddle for the whole country to take in their glory.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • To picture this, imagine all of space as a flat sheet of paper curved like a saddle.
    Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Both men agree that Jody might not rise to the occasion that evening, and Sid might have to jump into the saddle instead.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 2 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • If the first year of the pandemic taught us not to take anything for granted, 2021 was all about getting back in the saddle.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Kind of getting back into the saddle and training camp.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 28 July 2023
  • Cody Rigsby is back in the saddle — and getting some support and love from his Peloton crew.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The champion made his name facing down all challenges in the saddle.
    CBS News, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The Creo 2 Comp also comes replete with a dropper post to adjust saddle height on the fly for climbs and corners.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The bottom of each saddle features a clamp which bolts to the roof rack, and the top is a rubber pad with a hinge for angle adjustment.
    Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022
  • One in particular, shows an agent grabbing a migrant by the shirt while in the saddle.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • 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 seat height is low, at just 28.35 inches from the ground, and is plush enough to comfortably accommodate a full day in the saddle.
    Jeff Buchanan, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Beth’s pain at getting on the saddle: A wincing reminder of Summer kicking her square in the crotch the night before.
    William Earl, Variety, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Take a seat on one of the saddle bar stools and enjoy a craft beer or whiskey and live music (Willie Nelson has played here, among others).
    Claire Stern, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
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saddle

2 of 2 verb
  • He saddled his horse and mounted it.
  • The right has tried to saddle her with problems at the border.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Top targets for theft are the wheels, saddle, and seat tube.
    Matt Jancer, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Orville Peck will saddle up with a new full-length album in 2022.
    Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • So, saddle up the reindeer and hit the road for a holly jolly Hill Country time.
    Katie Friel, Chron, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Instead, the board saddled him with the first crisis of his tenure at the company.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 June 2023
  • So aim your horse right at the TV screen and saddle up, because Yellowstone is comin’ on back.
    Vulture, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Kim perked up, helped saddle a chestnut named Levi, and smoothly climbed on.
    New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Having a leading trainer saddle this one adds to the appeal.
    Star Tribune, 23 June 2021
  • 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
  • The deal saddled the company with billions of dollars of debt, and opinions are mixed over the wisdom of Iger’s play for Fox.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In the epilogue, Mofe’s feckless father attempts to saddle him with the care of Blessing, a much younger half brother.
    Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Why, some asked, would this no-nonsense Scully saddle up with a woo-woo Mulder?
    Chantel Tattoli, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Outside, nearly everyone – from the bunkhouse crew and Clara to Carter, Tate, and Beth – saddle up for the difficult trip.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2022
  • So, saddle up and get ready to get deep into the history of the Dutton family for just $1.99 per month for two months.
    Ellen McAlpine, Good Housekeeping, 2 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Every fall, cowboys, cowgirls and park crews saddle up to bring in the thundering herd.
    Lea Lane, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Each man tried to saddle the other with the problems of their national parties.
    Katie Glueck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • What to wear to a rodeo As the summer approaches, cowboys and cowgirls across the country are putting their boots on and saddling their horses to come to a rodeo near you.
    Josie Goodrich, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Of course, the Ivy League schools have large endowments, but there isn’t any real reason to saddle students at the state schools with much debt, either.
    Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Rising rates over the past year saddled banks with losses on their massive portfolios of bonds.
    Ben Eisen, wsj.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Mortgage lenders have enough to answer for without saddling them with a charge that is wholly bogus.
    Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Pletcher, a two-time Derby winner, will still saddle Tapit Trice and Kingsbarns.
    Beth Harris, ajc, 6 May 2023

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