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 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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Actually, Alma does suffer from ulcers, which cause her extraordinary stomach pain and vomiting at inconvenient moments, and cause viewers to wonder not if but when such clumsy symbolic traits will be trotted out in the future. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 When Longhorns backup quarterback Matthew Caldwell trotted out for one play against Florida and threw a seed for a 26-yard completion, Texas had itself its very own quarterback controversy. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025 But Bersten and the stage managers (who trotted out some bitchen lasers) gave Hendrix the ride of her life. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025 Luckily, this team isn’t trotting out a right side that is some combination of Cody Ceci, Ilya Lybushkin, and Matt Dumba again. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trot out

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trot out was in 1836

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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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