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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Meanwhile, young adults today are more likely than older generations to be saddled with student debt.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Such an agreement could also create daylight between China and Russia by foiling the former’s desire to see the United States saddled with an arms race in Europe.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Officials say they’re saddled with roughly $2 billion in wildfire costs.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Both clubs aspire to move up come playoff time, but both have been saddled with their fair share of health problems.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Such an agreement could also create daylight between China and Russia by foiling the former’s desire to see the United States saddled with an arms race in Europe.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Officials say they’re saddled with roughly $2 billion in wildfire costs.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Both clubs aspire to move up come playoff time, but both have been saddled with their fair share of health problems.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Saddle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20with. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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