How to Use trot in a Sentence

trot

1 of 2 verb

• She trotted off to help.
• A horse trotted past us.
• The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.
• The little boy trotted along after his mother.
• In the video, gray wolves can be seen trotting back to their dens with gifts in-mouth.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• As soon as the dog was pulled back over, he is seen trotting away, wagging his tail.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
• The throw to the plate beat her, but the catcher threw it in the wrong direction, allowing Williams to trot home.
  — oregonlive, 7 June 2022
• With that said, what Ayton did last year wasn't easy, and the Suns can't trot him out for 48 minutes every night.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
• But Short's hard contact was enough for Cabrera — who advanced to third base on a wild pitch — to trot home for a 1-0 lead.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2021
• That made the count 2-1, and three pitches later Walker trotted down to first.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
• So, dear reader, run, don't trot, to Amazon for some of the best Cyber Monday 2023 sales.
  — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 26 Nov. 2023
• As the ball sailed into left field, Ohtani scrambled to his feet and trotted home safely.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
• At one point, Park Police on horses trotted through a grassy field just west of the courthouse.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
• So, dear reader, run, don't trot, to Amazon for some of the best early Black Friday 2023 sales.
  — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 18 Nov. 2023
• His dad, Jason, could see the agony on his face, rushed over, and trotted along the grass next to him as Carson gutted it out down the stretch.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
• Photographer Dusan Smetana jumps down to get a shot of the print in the morning light, then trots his mule fast to catch up with the three of us.
  — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
• Mama pig Susan lies down, while the others are prepared to trot around.
  — Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 July 2021
• In the fields nearby, farmers would raise flocks, and then trot thousands of turkeys through town on their way to market.
  — Mitch Smith Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• But the past two seasons, Schwarber has taken one for the team, trotting to left due to injuries elsewhere.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• The minute Archie got up, Merlin trotted over and took his place, luxuriating in the center of the dog bed like a pasha.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
• In the clip, the formerly shy and slow-moving dog happily prances after Jeanette as the pair trots around a backyard.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• And on the evening of April 25, Miller had their neighbor’s 11-year-old Maltipoo, who the couple sometimes dog-sits, trot into their apartment with the ring in a bag around its neck.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020
• The hotel is loved for a number of reasons, not the least of which is its famous ducks, which trot through the lobby once a day on their parade to the fountain.
  — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2023
• Zebras trotting through a corner of the park where they’re normally rarely seen.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
• Dry leaves collect against the air handlers by the main doorway; whiptail lizards skitter over the concrete paths, and javelinas trot around the grounds at night.
  — Jordan Fisher Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2010
• An officer on a traffic stop in the area witnessed the horse trotting through the soccer field at Gardenway and Grange.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2023
• So, dear reader, run, don't trot, to Amazon for some of the best Cyber Monday 2023 sales still happening now.
  — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
• My test camera picked up a doe trotting pat at close to 150 feet, and shot a perfectly acceptable video.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• But overall, Horizon comes trotting at us a little too gently.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 May 2024
• For the show’s opening cue, as Bass is on a horse trotting behind Confederate soldiers, Dancy used the timpani for the military nod.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 June 2024

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trot

2 of 2 noun

• Promising him a chance to Stroll, sprint, and trot on a star.
  — Ishmael Reed, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• The bull trots to the other side of the ring while men pick up the young man and carry him out.
  — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
• The dog’s rump is attached to the front of the bird, and the result trots happily along.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
• But its gait turns to a trot around 80 mph, which takes 6.2 seconds to reach.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2021
• Cooke’s film is shorter by half an hour, and the plot is urged along at a brisk trot.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
• With the rise of rock and folk music and then K-pop, trot fell out of favor.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• As soon as the ball was hit, Burmeister broke into a slow trot down the first-base line.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
• By Tatis’ standards, his trot around the bases this time was muted.
  — Steve Henson Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2021
• That gave him plenty of chances to practice his home-run trot.
  — Steven Wine, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
• There’s a warm breeze and, every so often, a Texas Longhorn steer trots by.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
• Suddenly, the wolf turned and charged me once again, coming at me at a trot.
  — Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
• Bartley pushed himself up from the steps and into a trot.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
• Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Setting off at a jaunty trot, Andreas is of course bound to fall.
  — Anna Mundow, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
• Both of them walked their little dogs at about a mile and a half circle, a nice little dog trot.
  — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2017
• Which is not to say that Banks didn't do a little prep work in 2005 before her last trot down the VS runway.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022
• The switch-hitting third baseman was pumped up as began his trot.
  — Mike Fitzpatrick, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022
• Call it a trot, or maybe a canter, or merely something between a stroll and a sprint.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2020
• The business offered dance lessons from tango to rumba to the fox trot, and rented its space for events.
  — Andrew Dalton and Jae C. Hong, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
• Bo Bichette matched slugger Aaron Judge in the power department and got to take the final trot.
  — Mark Didtler, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021
• The yellow robot trots behind the person and takes photos of their work.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Profar tossed his bat and began his trot to first, but he was ruled to have swung by third-base umpire Todd Tichenor.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 22 Oct. 2022
• With her elegant trot and nose permanently stuck up in the air, Brandy was a shoo-in.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021
• The home run even had La Russa joking Hamilton needed to slow his home run trot.
  — Patrick Rose, ajc, 30 May 2021
• Bud proceeded at a trot while BoMac paced him from the car behind.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
• The venue sits 21 feet above grade; reaching the lobby requires a trip in an elevator or a trot up a flight of stairs.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• Known to be strong, powerful, and a bit intense, this breed comes with a lot of energy and needs space to run around, rather than a quick trot around the block.
  — Mattie Schuler, Outside Online, 1 May 2013
• The ball appeared to sneak inside the foul pole for a home run, but the umpires deemed it a foul ball as Haase reached second base during his home-run trot.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2021
• Exercise on its own can be linked to GI woes due to jostling and the diversion of blood flow away from the gut (hello, runner’s trots).
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Nov. 2023
• The cleanup hitter took a long look at the dinger before nonchalantly flipping his bat and enjoying a 29.6-second trot around the bases.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024