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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Boston could trot out a starting lineup that could compete without making any additions there.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Roan also caught some flak for – gasp – refusing to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president (although that didn’t stop the Harris-Walz campaign from trotting out a camo hat suspiciously close to her own merch).
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The film dutifully trots out returning human characters Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter), Sonic’s adoptive parents, but their participation in the adventure seems half-hearted at best.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
The small American town of Emmanuel has been trotting out the same tired production for nearly 75 years.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Roan also caught some flak for – gasp – refusing to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president (although that didn’t stop the Harris-Walz campaign from trotting out a camo hat suspiciously close to her own merch).
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The film dutifully trots out returning human characters Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter), Sonic’s adoptive parents, but their participation in the adventure seems half-hearted at best.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
The small American town of Emmanuel has been trotting out the same tired production for nearly 75 years.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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