trotted out

past tense of trot out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trotted out McDonald’s has trotted out more offerings for its price-sensitive diners, such as a $4 breakfast, and more items for under $3 as high gas and grocery prices leave millions of Americans with less discretionary income. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 All married slap bass to thrash guitar, but if most of their cohort alternated rapping and belting on the vocal front, Primus trotted out Claypool as more of a hyperliterate carnival barker. Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 Land Rover, the world’s quintessential SUV brand, has just trotted out the Range Rover GT. Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 22 July 2026 That’s a major needle-mover over what the Leafs previously trotted out, with the addition of the underrated Emil Andrae adding further to that. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 July 2026 In an article for Marie Claire, Rapinoe trotted out several common left-wing talking points aimed at scaring rational-thinking people into believing that keeping males out of women's sports is somehow bad for girls and women. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 There are a lot of verses in the Bible’s Book of Leviticus, but a single passage in particular seems to get trotted out time immemorial. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 Statistics are trotted out judiciously to make a clear statement, rather than thrown at us willy-nilly. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 One of them, Peter Rosenberg, trotted out his New York bona fides as a defense. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted out
Verb
  • Bullock and Kidman offered a look at the forthcoming movie at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Houthis offered no evidence for the claim, but the Reuters news agency reported earlier that day that at least 30 Yemeni ‌government troops were killed in Houthi attacks on ⁠military camps, citing government sources.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

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“Trotted out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trotted%20out. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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