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

Examples of trot out in a Sentence

after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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The Green Bay Packers led the San Francisco 49ers, 21-17, in the NFC divisional playoffs on Jan. 20 when Anders Carlson trotted out for a 41-yard field goal. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Wilson trotted out to midfield for the coin toss on Saturday alone. Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024 The company also trotted out several of its black and white Optimus humanoid robots, which walked a few feet from the attendees before showing off dance moves in a futuristic-looking gazebo. CBS News, 11 Oct. 2024 Su trotted out a host of partners to emphasize her point, including executives from Google, Meta, Oracle and Databricks. Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trot out 

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trot out was in 1836

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Cite this Entry

“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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