How to Use saddle up in a Sentence

saddle up

phrasal verb
  • Jones has to saddle up again, aching joints be damned, to take them down.
    A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • And each year on Juneteenth, Black cowboys throughout Texas saddle up for the rodeo.
    Bitter Kali, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 June 2023
  • For a markedly more rugged way to explore the vines, saddle up to the Presqu'ile Winery’s estate tour by horseback.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
  • In years past, including the first Trooping the Colour of his royal reign, the King saddled up on horseback for the epic procession through London.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • A lot of our churches were built so long ago that people were saddling up their horses and buggies to get there, so having a church every few miles was handy.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One couple saddled up horses, keeping the ranch spirit alive.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024

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