trotting

Example Sentences

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Samuel Brannan proclaimed in 1848, trotting a bottle of gold dust around San Francisco and effectively kicking off the Gold Rush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A little further along the trail, Kate Harrison from Durham, with dachshund Bobbi trotting cheerfully along, calls it "absolutely horrific".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

He did not score again but did set up a try for winger Teddy Thomas with a pin-point crossfield kick before trotting off after an hour with victory secure.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

I grudged the months I had spent with her, employed by her, taking her money, trotting in her wake like a shadow, drab and dumb.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier