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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Luckily, this team isn’t trotting out a right side that is some combination of Cody Ceci, Ilya Lybushkin, and Matt Dumba again.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
On a recent Friday morning, Pegasus slowly trots out of an elevator, surrounded by doctors and nurses.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Amy and Stiller were born into their parents' fame and were trotted out for talk show segments at young ages, immediately grandfathered into the act.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Just a few months ago, Samsung trotted out its own slim model, the Galaxy S25 Edge.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
On a recent Friday morning, Pegasus slowly trots out of an elevator, surrounded by doctors and nurses.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Amy and Stiller were born into their parents' fame and were trotted out for talk show segments at young ages, immediately grandfathered into the act.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Just a few months ago, Samsung trotted out its own slim model, the Galaxy S25 Edge.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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