trot out

verb

trotted out; trotting out; trots out

transitive verb

1

: to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)

2

: to bring forward for display or use

trotted out a new excuse

Synonyms

• extend
• give
• offer
• proffer
• tender

Examples of trot out in a Sentence

after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another

Recent Examples on the Web

Coca-Cola’s brief essentially trots out the same list of qualitative differences that the company raised during the Tax Court proceedings, almost as though the court had simply overlooked or failed to comprehend them. —Ryan Finley, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

Hadid opted for black accessories to complement the black micro polka dots in her shorts, trotting out her beloved Saint Laurent Y Bag and a pair of black sunglasses. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025

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. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trot out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout