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
Recent Examples on the Web
At the meeting, the Merrell crew trotted out all kinds of new data, but Frances found none of it convincing.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
Arguments about union aggressiveness, the natural rate of unemployment and other such myths get trotted out when inflation rises and unemployment goes down.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
But Apple has also trotted out some new tricks, like sleep apnea detection in the Apple Watch and a new feature that instantly turns a pair of AirPods Pro into hearing aids.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
And Walz's record on criminal justice issues, education and climate change policies were quickly trotted out by the Trump campaign and its allies.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
Arguments about union aggressiveness, the natural rate of unemployment and other such myths get trotted out when inflation rises and unemployment goes down.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
But Apple has also trotted out some new tricks, like sleep apnea detection in the Apple Watch and a new feature that instantly turns a pair of AirPods Pro into hearing aids.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
And Walz's record on criminal justice issues, education and climate change policies were quickly trotted out by the Trump campaign and its allies.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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