trot out

verb

trotted out; trotting out; trots out

transitive verb

1

: to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)

2

: to bring forward for display

designers trotting out their latest fashions

3

disapproving : to say (something that has been said before) as an excuse, explanation, etc.

trotted out that old excuse

Synonyms of trot out

• offer
• give
• run by

Examples of trot out in a Sentence

after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another

Recent Examples on the Web

The Celtics trotted out a new starting lineup against the Bulls, giving Amari Williams the nod for the first time in his career. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026

The Rangers should now be able to trot out one of the finer one-two-three punches in the American League, in Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Gore. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026

And with Los Angeles essentially punting in Week 18 with little stakes to play for, the club trotted out wide swaths of its B-team -- and C-team -- against Denver Sunday. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026

Quinn Ewers marked the 26th starting quarterback the franchise has trotted out. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trot out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout