saddle
noun
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
was saddling
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past progressiveof saddle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The status quo was saddling administrators with long hours without extra pay amid increasing bureaucratic compliance demands as well as heightened pressure to raise test scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Mr. Cain published a memoir, “This Is Herman Cain!,” in 2011, just as he was saddling up again for a presidential run.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
Dale continued to tour into his 80s, in part he said to pay the medical bills that advancing age was saddling him with.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2019
He was saddling a mare named Absinthe Minded for The La Troienne.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2012
Why, I heard Long Jim singing 'Old Folks at Home' this morning when he was saddling his horse.
From A Voice in the Wilderness by Grace Livingston Hill
