saddled

Example Sentences

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"Housing is having a much smaller impact than it ever has done, but we're still saddled with these rules."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The funding deficit hits the U.N. as it is saddled with ever more governance challenges, from artificial intelligence and biosecurity to ocean mining and outer space.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

At the same time, the company loaded up on debt to pay for infrastructure upgrades that saddled it with interest payments and forced it to sell assets.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Amid the rush to give out passes to the Clean Air Act, communities already saddled with air pollution find themselves affected once more.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Until the dawn of his fifteenth name day, when he had been awakened to find his horse saddled and ready.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin