trot out
verb
trotted out; trotting out; trots out
1
: to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)
2
: to bring forward for display or use
trotted out a new excuse
Examples of trot out in a Sentence
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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The first-year quarterback, who graduated from Spalding early to join the Terps this spring, was trotted out by the team after a Tuesday evening practice to a swarm of reporters taking advantage of this first-of-its-kind opportunity.
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
This is hardly the first time the singer and actor has trotted out voluminous outerwear to add some visual contrast to her look.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
That shoulder meant the Twins spent the rest of the season trotting out three rookies in the rotation.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
The ubiquity of Netflix was apparent not just in the spiel but in the A-list talent that was trotted out — one of whom used its cultural and commercial dominance for a bit.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
This is hardly the first time the singer and actor has trotted out voluminous outerwear to add some visual contrast to her look.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
That shoulder meant the Twins spent the rest of the season trotting out three rookies in the rotation.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
The ubiquity of Netflix was apparent not just in the spiel but in the A-list talent that was trotted out — one of whom used its cultural and commercial dominance for a bit.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trot out
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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