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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Trump trots out a familiar canard about abortions, saying Democrats support execution of newborns.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
With a Game 1 win in the bank already in this seven-game bi-coastal series, Roberts avoided trotting out all of his best relievers.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Europe’s biggest automakers have long used the Paris auto show to trot out fresh designs and new technologies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
Pillar-to-pillar panoramic screens have become a flashy feature manufacturers have trotted out for their most luxurious vehicles recently.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
With a Game 1 win in the bank already in this seven-game bi-coastal series, Roberts avoided trotting out all of his best relievers.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Oct. 2024
Europe’s biggest automakers have long used the Paris auto show to trot out fresh designs and new technologies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
Pillar-to-pillar panoramic screens have become a flashy feature manufacturers have trotted out for their most luxurious vehicles recently.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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