How to Use trot in a Sentence

trot

1 of 2 verb
  • She trotted off to help.
  • A horse trotted past us.
  • The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.
  • The little boy trotted along after his mother.
  • When the opening was large, the dogs trotted right through.
    — Bydavid Grimm, science.org, 17 Sep. 2024
  • In the video, gray wolves can be seen trotting back to their dens with gifts in-mouth.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The cameras record the shot, showing the buck jumping and trotting off 20 yards.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2024
  • All of a sudden, Donald Trump, chief of staff to Elon Musk, comes trotting in and blows up the deal.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • As soon as the dog was pulled back over, he is seen trotting away, wagging his tail.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The throw to the plate beat her, but the catcher threw it in the wrong direction, allowing Williams to trot home.
    — oregonlive, 7 June 2022
  • With that said, what Ayton did last year wasn't easy, and the Suns can't trot him out for 48 minutes every night.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • As their feet trot toward the center of the room, Mr. Laverty lets out a yelp of joy, for what is work without play?
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2024
  • The ravens would circle, the wolverine would lumber through the spruce, the foxes and wolves would trot down the river, frosted snouts high in the air.
    — Diana Saverin, Longreads, 25 July 2024
  • But Short's hard contact was enough for Cabrera — who advanced to third base on a wild pitch — to trot home for a 1-0 lead.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2021
  • That made the count 2-1, and three pitches later Walker trotted down to first.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • So, dear reader, run, don't trot, to Amazon for some of the best Cyber Monday 2023 sales.
    — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • As the ball sailed into left field, Ohtani scrambled to his feet and trotted home safely.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • At one point, Park Police on horses trotted through a grassy field just west of the courthouse.
    — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • So, dear reader, run, don't trot, to Amazon for some of the best early Black Friday 2023 sales.
    — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • His dad, Jason, could see the agony on his face, rushed over, and trotted along the grass next to him as Carson gutted it out down the stretch.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Photographer Dusan Smetana jumps down to get a shot of the print in the morning light, then trots his mule fast to catch up with the three of us.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The two have gotten to know each other well over the years, and so Soto smiled at the backstop before trotting around the bases.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
  • Mama pig Susan lies down, while the others are prepared to trot around.
    — Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 23 July 2021
  • In the fields nearby, farmers would raise flocks, and then trot thousands of turkeys through town on their way to market.
    — Mitch Smith Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Low-leverage right-hander Yohan Ramírez came trotting to the mound instead.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • But the past two seasons, Schwarber has taken one for the team, trotting to left due to injuries elsewhere.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • The minute Archie got up, Merlin trotted over and took his place, luxuriating in the center of the dog bed like a pasha.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
  • In the clip, the formerly shy and slow-moving dog happily prances after Jeanette as the pair trots around a backyard.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Even though McConaughey and his family have deeply planted their roots in Texas, that’s not going to stop him from trotting the globe.
    — Gil MacIas, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Our Beau excitedly trots to my daughter's room daily looking for his sister and has for two years.
    — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

trot

2 of 2 noun
  • But its gait turns to a trot around 80 mph, which takes 6.2 seconds to reach.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Cooke’s film is shorter by half an hour, and the plot is urged along at a brisk trot.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • With the rise of rock and folk music and then K-pop, trot fell out of favor.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
  • As soon as the ball was hit, Burmeister broke into a slow trot down the first-base line.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Still, the manager took some time to chat with Volpe about his trot home.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
  • By Tatis’ standards, his trot around the bases this time was muted.
    — Steve Henson Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2021
  • That gave him plenty of chances to practice his home-run trot.
    — Steven Wine, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Suddenly, the wolf turned and charged me once again, coming at me at a trot.
    — Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
  • Always the prankster, Hernández grabbed the groin of third-base coach Dino Ebel on his trot.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Bartley pushed himself up from the steps and into a trot.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Setting off at a jaunty trot, Andreas is of course bound to fall.
    — Anna Mundow, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Both of them walked their little dogs at about a mile and a half circle, a nice little dog trot.
    — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2017
  • The popular spot is ringed with Adirondack chairs and just a quick trot to the lobby’s grab-and-go store, stocked with snacks and drinks.
    — Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Which is not to say that Banks didn't do a little prep work in 2005 before her last trot down the VS runway.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The switch-hitting third baseman was pumped up as began his trot.
    — Mike Fitzpatrick, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022
  • Call it a trot, or maybe a canter, or merely something between a stroll and a sprint.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The business offered dance lessons from tango to rumba to the fox trot, and rented its space for events.
    — Andrew Dalton and Jae C. Hong, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Bo Bichette matched slugger Aaron Judge in the power department and got to take the final trot.
    — Mark Didtler, Star Tribune, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Profar tossed his bat and began his trot to first, but he was ruled to have swung by third-base umpire Todd Tichenor.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 22 Oct. 2022
  • With her elegant trot and nose permanently stuck up in the air, Brandy was a shoo-in.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The home run even had La Russa joking Hamilton needed to slow his home run trot.
    — Patrick Rose, ajc, 30 May 2021
  • Bud proceeded at a trot while BoMac paced him from the car behind.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • The white moose trots slowly across the roadway as its companion runs behind to catch up.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
  • The venue sits 21 feet above grade; reaching the lobby requires a trip in an elevator or a trot up a flight of stairs.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Known to be strong, powerful, and a bit intense, this breed comes with a lot of energy and needs space to run around, rather than a quick trot around the block.
    — Mattie Schuler, Outside Online, 1 May 2013
  • The ball appeared to sneak inside the foul pole for a home run, but the umpires deemed it a foul ball as Haase reached second base during his home-run trot.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2021
  • Exercise on its own can be linked to GI woes due to jostling and the diversion of blood flow away from the gut (hello, runner’s trots).
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Shires number bib: $17.99 Most trots require participants to wear a race bib with their number.
    — Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Snippets of Alec Burleson’s home run trot and the subsequent dugout celebration appeared to show Burleson and many of his teammates cupping their ears with one hand while raising their opposite fists in the air.
    — Katie Woo, The Athletic, 21 July 2024

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