How to Use row in a Sentence

row

1 of 2 verb
  • Bend at your elbows to row hands to the sides of the rib cage.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
  • Move at the elbow and shoulder to row the bar to the top of your ribcage.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Hack went on to row at Stanford and in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 3 July 2021
  • Both men hoped to be the first to row solo across the Atlantic.
    Bill Heavey, WSJ, 12 July 2023
  • Each boat will have 20 paddlers who row to the beat of the boat's drummer.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022
  • That's how many miles a 61-year-old man is set to row solo from the US to France.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Squeeze your shoulder blades and row the right dumbbell to your chest.
    Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Keeping your hips and shoulders square, row the bell to your right hip.
    Jerry St. Louis, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2023
  • So was a story about the first man to row solo across the Atlantic.
    Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
  • To fight the bitter cold, Brown taught the other women to row and shared her sable coat.
    People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Athletes row backward, facing the stern, or rear of the boat.
    Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022
  • Then, row your left elbow back, bringing the weight to your rib cage.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • People on the beach grabbed a nearby dinghy and tried to row out to her but were caught in the strong current.
    Iliana Magra, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2020
  • The boy helps Santiago load his boat and the old man rows a long way from shore.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The farmer can only row two animals across the stream at once.
    Richard Malena, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Squeeze your mid-back muscles to drive your elbow up, rowing the weight.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 June 2023
  • In China, both row crops and farmed animals have been killed by heat waves.
    WIRED, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Crew is a noun that means a group of people who row together: a rowing team.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Users can scuba dive or row a gondola through a Venice canal.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Open your legs about hip-width apart and row your right elbow back while maintaining a plank.
    Tatiana Lampa, Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2022
  • The team hopes to raise 1.5 million pounds to build the ship, row it across rivers and estuaries, and give the ship a permanent home.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 June 2022
  • The stick-shift version was easy and satisfying to row.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Kardashian and True also took to the water in a rowing boat, with True taking charge of the oars.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The crew, all feeling the effects of the cold and the wet, rowed eight hours in the yawl through the waves of Lake Michigan before landing in Algoma at about 2 p.m.
    Christopher Clough, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Better like rowing your own gears, though, as the Si and Type R are stick-shift-only affairs.
    Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Bend that arm to row the weight up beneath your shoulder, then extend your arm back, behind the midline of your trunk.
    Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Mark rows clearly with the variety name.
    Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Some men who were fishing nearby saw the situation and rowed out to help.
    Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
  • DeKalb rowed the rapid just moments before Benjamin.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Smith had originally planned to row in shifts, rowing for two hours and taking a break for two hours throughout the day.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026

row

2 of 2 noun
  • The Nuggets have won three in a row and five of their last six.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Phoenix's heat deaths grew the last three years in a row.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The team is out for the third night in a row, walking the pitch-black beach.
    Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And inside the Old City: rows and rows of shops have shut down.
    Guy Davies, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Noah is hosting the Grammy Awards on Feb. 4 for the fourth year in a row.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The straps have buckles that are easy to adjust, and the band has five rows of hooks.
    Esmé Epstein, Health, 16 June 2023
  • If planting more than one vine, plant them about 6 to 8 feet apart in the row.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 15 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, the Cowboys, Colts and 49ers have won three in a row.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Rather than long-term, the serum is meant to be applied 30 nights in a row ahead of a big event.
    Deanna Pai, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But will anyone pull a Rich Strike and shock the world for a second year in a row?
    Jake Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Kevin notes that for the second game in a row Rangers starters couldn’t find the strike zone, a strong point all year.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • At the front of the hood, the six-inch strands stand straight up before the rows start streaming backward.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Arrange the eggs in three rows with space between them.
    Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Blue lost his first start, then won eight in a row, all complete games.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
  • Slow as you near the end of each row and coast to nearly a stop before turning to make the next pass.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 12 May 2023
  • At the rear are six rows of seats, and behind them, VIP lavatories and a bar.
    Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Williams eclipsed more than 100 yards rushing for the second game in a row and the fifth time this season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But Curtis struck out two batters in a row to end the rally.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • For the fourth year in a row, Alabama will have a new starter at left tackle.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Smith sat in the first row, not far from Trump, who at times frowned and looked down at the floor, but never looked back at Smith.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 16 June 2023
  • Once the area was cleaned up, developers tried to raze the row and build a tower.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For some locations, this will be the third day in a row with the risk of severe weather.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, mortgage rates rose for the second week in a row.
    From Cnn's Krystal Hur, Nicole Goodkind, Alicia Wallace, Bryan Mena, Elisabeth Buchwald and Anna Bahney, CNN, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And this would be the third weekend in a row the Northeast gets walloped by heavy rainfall.
    Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The win was the second in a row and the fourth in five career starts for Surge Capacity ($11.40).
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
  • This past week certainly had its fill of chic front rows.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Tottenham Hotspur have lost six games in a row for the first time in their 144-year history.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Timberwolves have lost three in a row after winning five straight.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In 2027, the comedian will host the awards show for the third year in a row.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That said, UConn remains very much in the national title hunt for the fourth year in a row.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

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