trotted

past tense of trot
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trotted In the 10th, automatic runner Joey Ortiz advanced on a bunt and trotted home when Frelick bounced a single to right field off Grant Wolfram (6-4). — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted
Verb
  • The freshman receiver appeared to favor his right knee after reeling in a third-quarter touchdown, then jogged gingerly over to the USC sideline.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Beck informed Leigh that Bibbe and Carrillo owned and ran the place.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In high school, Nussbaum had run for student council president because people said a girl couldn’t do it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Assistant Directors scurried to and fro, getting everyone ready for camera.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 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
  • Last year, horses galloped into the debate from another direction when the historian-futurist Yuval Noah Harari predicted that, in the not distant future, humans will be to artificial intelligence what horses are to humans.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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 25 Sep. 2026.

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