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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San Diego can't trot out the same roster in 2025 and expect different results.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Jerry and Emily trotted out more mathematical idiosyncrasies.
—Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
Fox is the lone broadcaster that’ll be trotting out first-run episodes in primetime, and those two hours of entertainment programming aren’t likely to steal share from ESPN.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Burrow, Higgins and Chase were trotted out as game captains for each of the final five games of the season, all victories.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Jerry and Emily trotted out more mathematical idiosyncrasies.
—Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
Fox is the lone broadcaster that’ll be trotting out first-run episodes in primetime, and those two hours of entertainment programming aren’t likely to steal share from ESPN.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Burrow, Higgins and Chase were trotted out as game captains for each of the final five games of the season, all victories.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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