trotted

past tense of trot
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trotted With his team up a touchdown midway through the first quarter, Jalen Brewster trotted back out to the field. Mcclain Baxley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026 In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026 The next day, Magglio Ordóñez trotted right by him on his way around the bases after his pennant-clinching home run. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The big buck had trotted by Van Lith’s stand only 12 yards away as the hunter was climbing down. Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by. Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 This time, Maye tossed an interception downfield, and trotted off toward the sideline in defeat. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026 Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015. Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted
Verb
  • Walker, the team’s $20 million first baseman, went 0-for-9 and jogged out a groundball during the ninth inning of a one-run loss Saturday.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The 47-year-old, a first-year player with the Jaguars who has resuscitated his football career decades after most players hang up their cleats, dutifully jogged out to his spot at right defensive end and got into his stance.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Three plays later, Watson took a handoff and raced for a 14-yard touchdown.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Diaby intercepted a pass in the attacking third, raced to the edge of the penalty box and blasted a rising shot into the net to cap the scoring in the 63rd minute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This iconic Pasadena diner has been up and running since 1963, with local Michael Osborne taking the reins since the late ‘70s.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As Hodges scurried about in a panic, Devenanzio kept his game face on and won by a mile.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Every new scene feels like Alex has just sprinted into the middle of it.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • An influencer who’d been posing in a sports bra and very short shorts sprinted past us in a panic, trailed by some poor guy juggling way too much camera gear and a frantically barking Chihuahua.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Their payout timeline is also sped up to two years instead of the previous five.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The house had been a grand property in another era, complete with Welsh ponies whose riders once galloped through the surrounding woods.
    Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • That said, Le Flâneur doesn’t necessarily have to be hurried either—guests are welcome to linger, too.
    Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Razaullah, 21, is one of the three debutants hurried into the Pakistan side after seven of their players were sent home following the second Test defeat at Lord’s.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Trotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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