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
designers trotting out their latest fashions
3
disapproving
: to say (something that has been said before) as an excuse, explanation, etc.
trotted out that old excuse
Synonyms of trot out
Examples of trot out in a Sentence
after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another
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Perhaps George Parros, head of the Department of Player Safety, will be trotted out to reporters.
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The last time someone trotted out that phrase in the middle of a war, things didn’t go too well after that.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Perhaps George Parros, head of the Department of Player Safety, will be trotted out to reporters.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The last time someone trotted out that phrase in the middle of a war, things didn’t go too well after that.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Dos Santos trotted out the same lineup to begin the second half, and a beautiful sequence led to Bouanga’s franchise-leading 14th goal in CONCACAF.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Trot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trot%20out. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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