trotted

Example Sentences

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An animatronic puppet has been trotted out like a real-life celebrity in advance of the movie’s Friday opening, putting Grogu’s high-tech internal machinery—and the puppeteers operating it out of sight with remote controls—to the test.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It’s the same answer trotted out by acolytes of the entirely-made-up Ned Ludd.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

"He had his heart listened to, he was trotted up, his limbs were checked. Everything was normal as you'd expect," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Then there’s the U.S. consumer, whose “resilience” gets trotted out every time economic data look shaky.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Lumpy trotted over to me and licked my face.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence