saddle with
phrasal verb
saddled with; saddling with; saddles with
: to cause (someone or something) to have (a problem, burden, responsibility, etc.)
His actions have saddled the company with too much debt.
My boss saddled me with the task of organizing the conference.
—often used as (be) saddled withThe company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.
She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.
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Naomi Watts is transcendent as an author saddled with the depressed Great Dane of her late mentor (Bill Murray).
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The club has lost draft picks each of the past two winters by signing free agents saddled with qualifying offers: Josh Hader in 2023 and Walker in December.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
Others who have called for reforms are quick to note that Connecticut residents are saddled with some of the highest electric rates in the nation.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
However, the show is saddled with songs that don't quite stick.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The club has lost draft picks each of the past two winters by signing free agents saddled with qualifying offers: Josh Hader in 2023 and Walker in December.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
Others who have called for reforms are quick to note that Connecticut residents are saddled with some of the highest electric rates in the nation.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
However, the show is saddled with songs that don't quite stick.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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