saddle
noun
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
saddled
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past participleof saddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof saddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
saddlenouna seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
Example Sentences
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Even so, airlines themselves are furious that they have been saddled with a bill of millions of pounds.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Blackstone’s leveraged buyout saddled Jersey Mike’s with about $500 million in additional debt, bringing the total to $2.1 billion and boosting its annual interest expenses to $104 million in 2025 from $43 million in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But that officer’s mission was saddled with bureaucratic ambiguity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
He stood perfectly still as he was being saddled, and Pollard hopped on his back.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
