trots out

present tense third-person singular of trot out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trots out After all, this wasn’t just the typical NHL homecoming, where a struggling team trots out a former player to buy some time with a skeptical public. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 July 2026 He’s been branded as a special teams ace who occasionally trots out on offense. — Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026 Usually, a studio trots out some of its biggest stars and clips from upcoming films to gin up excitement for the coming year. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 Apr. 2026 On the left, Anderson trots out stock characters — the oversexed Black woman revolutionary, Leo's cuckolded white stoner, doctrinaire newcomers — from a Bob Hope skit about hippies. — Gustavo Arellano, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026 On the left, Anderson trots out stock characters — the oversexed Black woman revolutionary, Leo’s cuckolded white stoner, doctrinaire newcomers — from a Bob Hope skit about hippies. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 Zakaria isn’t a journalist who routinely trots out Heritage Foundation talking points. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 On a recent Friday morning, Pegasus slowly trots out of an elevator, surrounded by doctors and nurses. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trots out
Verb
  • Perroquet offers complimentary chairs that guests can grab from the lobby on their way out to the beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Neighbors said in an email to The Star that the development offers a chance to own a home in Lenexa’s City Center, which features restaurants, shopping and entertainment.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That range gives a launcher positioned on Yonaguni the ability to threaten ships operating across a substantial area around the island and toward Taiwan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone here almost too respectfully gives one another their turn to speak, the conversation rarely fomenting into argument or overlapping chatter.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Trots out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trots%20out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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