saddled
Example Sentences
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The disruption can interrupt care and leave people saddled with medical bills they cannot afford.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The refund rule had saddled the U.N. with mounting obligations: the U.S. was owed refunds on money it never paid while China paid so late some years its money couldn’t be spent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Supreme Court established the right to an attorney in state court criminal proceedings, California has saddled its counties with the responsibility of providing lawyers to poor people accused of crimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Given the United executives’ recent statements about M&A, investors don’t have to worry about it buying a highly leveraged airline and getting saddled with debt, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Army saddled him with writing an official account of their wartime code and cipher operations—“all the histories and data and things—the final say.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
