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 with

The company is saddled with an enormous amount of debt.

She is saddled with a reputation for not being dependable.

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In another universe, Mason might be saddled with Cinematographer Man or Cutie Patootie. —

Sam Reed, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025 According to his financial disclosure forms, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee to run the Health and Human Services Department, is saddled with up to $1.2 million in credit-card debt. —

Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025 Millennials are saddled with higher real costs of college than their parents and with higher housing costs. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 If they are not saddled with excessive tasks and expenses, so much the better. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for saddle with