trot out
verb
trotted out; trotting out; trots out
1
: to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)
2
: to bring forward for display or use
trotted out a new excuse
Examples of trot out in a Sentence
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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Wharton then trots out Aunt Lydia, before blaming her for turning the handmaids into murderers.
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EW.com, 20 May 2025
With Oklahoma City slowly but surely losing its grip on the game, trailing 69-63, the Thunder trotted out a lineup of Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Hartenstein.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The Wolves’ roster now laps the lineups Golden State can trot out without Curry.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
Amazon trotted out Blake Griffin, Udonis Haslem, Taylor Rooks and Candace Parker to talk about its NBA and WNBA lineup.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 15 May 2025
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EW.com, 20 May 2025
With Oklahoma City slowly but surely losing its grip on the game, trailing 69-63, the Thunder trotted out a lineup of Caruso, Aaron Wiggins, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Hartenstein.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The Wolves’ roster now laps the lineups Golden State can trot out without Curry.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
Amazon trotted out Blake Griffin, Udonis Haslem, Taylor Rooks and Candace Parker to talk about its NBA and WNBA lineup.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for trot out
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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