How to Use trot out in a Sentence

trot out

verb
  • Reznor could have taken the easy route and merely trotted out the hits.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Fresh coconuts spiked with rum are trotted out on a cart in the afternoon.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Certain theories tend to get trotted out about itchy feet at night.
    — Marty Munson, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • 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
  • Milwaukee, meanwhile, will trot out its own revamped first five.
    — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
  • And yet Simmons trotted out to play like everything was on the line.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The video cuts to a little donkey — named Griz — trotting out of a trailer.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In the first game of the series, the Padres will trot out a familiar face to the Tigers.
    — Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2022
  • Towns can punish most centers, yet the Knicks rarely trotted out lineups that forced them to guard him.
    — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Toronto is scheduled to trot out Kevin Gausman.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That’s not the best time to trot out endless relievers, putting strain on the pitching staff in the meat of a series.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • One of them trotted out toward us in a playful gallop, like a child’s puppy chasing a ball.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • If the goal is to get people to pay attention, there are worse ways to do so than by trotting out high-wattage celebrities.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There was only one day when the Tigers even trotted out return options for kickoffs.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The Giants had no one up in the bullpen as Snell trotted out for the seventh inning.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The truth, though, is that these are mostly the same ideas trotted out after every doping scandal.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
  • And the goose egg was to a Chiefs offense that willingly laid down its swords and trotted out backups.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2025
  • Wilson trotted out to midfield for the coin toss on Saturday alone.
    — Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
  • Why do so many college football coaches trot out a Southern accent?
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But Bersten and the stage managers (who trotted out some bitchen lasers) gave Hendrix the ride of her life.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Alonso would be a huge upgrade at first base over what the Red Sox trotted out this season.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Eaton called a timeout and as the Eagles trotted out to the field, Keller called a timeout.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Tide can trot out its best defensive team in years this weekend but that isn’t going to prevent a shootout.
    — Charles Hollis, al, 17 Sep. 2021
  • And so, a few weeks after that aunt trotted out her dish, Sara would make her own batch just for her and Johnny.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Learning weird facts to trot out at parties is just one of the many benefits of solving crossword puzzles.
    — Rachel Fabi, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • And the formula that was now evident couldn’t just be trotted out for a third album outright.
    — Sara Vallone march 5, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That shoulder meant the Twins spent the rest of the season trotting out three rookies in the rotation.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This was also a pivotal time as HP trotted out both the inkjet and laser printer for desktop use.
    — Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • He’s been branded as a special teams ace who occasionally trots out on offense.
    — Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • And trotting out the 1/1 and 1/2 of this draft isn’t bad advertising.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023

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