trot out

Example Sentences

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People always trot out Martin Niemöller’s poem about the Holocaust—first they came for them, and I didn’t speak out; then they came for me.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

Burry is just as likely to be dismissed on social media, where jokers trot out a version of a wisecrack that he predicted 20 of the last two recessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Next door, lads in vintage claret and blue begin to trot out and warm up.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

I’m not sure why a production that doesn’t take a literal approach to settings has to repeatedly trot out the front seat of a car.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

It isn’t much of a stretch to assume that they’d trot out another.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir