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

Roy’s offers one of California’s only remaining full-service gas stations where employees trot out to fill your tank. —Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026

During an interview with Drew Steele on the digital news outlet Florida’s Voice, Renner trotted out tired old myths about the reliability of solar energy that haven’t been true in more than a decade. —David Jenkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026

Perhaps sensing this, the league trotted out a series of onstage stimuli between picks. —Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

These sweeping statements litter headlines, crop up in conversation and get trotted out on social media. —Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 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