trotted out

past tense of trot out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trotted out The streamer is this week celebrating ten years in the country, and has trotted out several stats backing its performance there. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 Bagpipes were trotted out, ceilidhs given, drams of whisky poured, and, rather more permanently, heathered swaths of Caledonia repurposed as sporting estates. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026 The 38-year-old right-hander trotted out to the pitcher’s mound in the ninth inning of Saturday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026 All of this is the kind of success story that gets touted in quarterly earnings reports and leads to talent getting trotted out in front of advertisers in drafty event halls. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trotted out
Verb
  • At the University of Miami, the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is spearheading sea-rise research and has even offered an undergraduate course devoted to the topic.
    Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, Ke only landed a few minor TV and film roles after his early fame and found himself being offered stereotypical parts geared toward Asians.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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