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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In today’s remake and nostalgia-driven market, there’s no franchise too big or small to be trotted out in the town to help bolster fiscal earnings.
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
But did any of the talent trotted out by Night 3 of The Voice’s Season 27 Blind Auditions live up to the hype?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Feb. 2025
Still, none of those top Michigan prospects played in the bowl game, while Alabama trotted out most of its starting offense.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
New converts quickly sought out Midwest Princess for more, and Amusement Records (an Island imprint) wasted little time trotting out follow-up singles culled from it, with six of its tracks gradually infiltrating the Hot 100 this year.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
But did any of the talent trotted out by Night 3 of The Voice’s Season 27 Blind Auditions live up to the hype?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Feb. 2025
Still, none of those top Michigan prospects played in the bowl game, while Alabama trotted out most of its starting offense.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
New converts quickly sought out Midwest Princess for more, and Amusement Records (an Island imprint) wasted little time trotting out follow-up singles culled from it, with six of its tracks gradually infiltrating the Hot 100 this year.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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