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

Synonyms

• extend
• give
• offer
• proffer
• tender

Examples of trot out in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Amazon trotted out Blake Griffin, Udonis Haslem, Taylor Rooks and Candace Parker to talk about its NBA and WNBA lineup. —Alex Sherman, CNBC, 15 May 2025

However, the Cavaliers are not comfortable enough to trot out their star guard for a very important Game 1. —Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025

To worsen matters, head coach JJ Redick continued to trot out smaller lineups because starting center Jaxson Hayes was in foul trouble or otherwise ineffective. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025

The other guests were a little better-known, if hardly the kind of superstar cameo that usually gets trotted out for headlines at Coachella. —Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025

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