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
And Walz's record on criminal justice issues, education and climate change policies were quickly trotted out by the Trump campaign and its allies.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
In Arizona, the campaign has trotted out border mayors who have endorsed Harris.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
But say this for the network, while Fox News and MSNBC will trot out strawman opposition on panels, CNN has some genuine arguing going on at times, courtesy of Republicans Scott Jennings and David Urban.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
But nomination conventions are basically multi-day TV events and TV shows benefit from breaking up a sea of yammering politicians with a few pretty famous faces and, therefore, celebs tend to get trotted out.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
In Arizona, the campaign has trotted out border mayors who have endorsed Harris.
—Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
But say this for the network, while Fox News and MSNBC will trot out strawman opposition on panels, CNN has some genuine arguing going on at times, courtesy of Republicans Scott Jennings and David Urban.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
But nomination conventions are basically multi-day TV events and TV shows benefit from breaking up a sea of yammering politicians with a few pretty famous faces and, therefore, celebs tend to get trotted out.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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