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Rowed is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Rowed in a sentence

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Rowed meaning

simple past and past participle of row

Using Rowed

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of row
  • In the example corpus, rowed often appears in combinations such as: rowed back, rowed in, rowed to.

Context around Rowed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Rowed

  • In this selection, "rowed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, region, once, previously, past, across and due stand out and add context to how "rowed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 8 team rowed past the and after he rowed with mrs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rowed" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rowed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

However, he rowed back on some of his comments on Sunday. (11 words)

The second varsity 8 team rowed past the Harvard Bridge towards the DeWolfe Boathouse. (14 words)

Leigh has rowed for half her life and previously completed the Race to Alaska in a rowboat in 2019. (19 words)

The court heard that the couple rowed due to “issues with alcohol” and the woman had telephoned her daughter during one argument so she could hear what was going on and the police were then contacted. (36 words)

Glover admits her motivation partly comes from the achievements of fellow London 2012 gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger, who rowed at five consecutive Games and won silver at her final event aged 40 in Rio. (35 words)

The twins, who rowed for the US in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and later rowed for Oxford University, employed Zuckerberg to write code for their site when they were at Harvard in 2003. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The twins, who rowed for the US in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and later rowed for Oxford University, employed Zuckerberg to write code for their site when they were at Harvard in 2003.

Crews from seven high schools in the Niagara region rowed to top-three finishes at regattas on both sides of the border over three days of competition.

Glover admits her motivation partly comes from the achievements of fellow London 2012 gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger, who rowed at five consecutive Games and won silver at her final event aged 40 in Rio.

I wanted her to point out the places where she had once rowed and scrambled, built driftwood fires, stood naked against warm sandstone.

Leigh has rowed for half her life and previously completed the Race to Alaska in a rowboat in 2019.

Mr Saario, who had previously rowed between Helsinki and Estonia as well as Copenhaghen, said he decided to take this journey around six years ago.

The second varsity 8 team rowed past the Harvard Bridge towards the DeWolfe Boathouse.

We went to a lake on the farm property of a friend of his, and there was a little metal fishing boat we rowed out into the middle.

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A mother who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean solo as part of the World’s Toughest Row race was reunited with her family after two months at sea.

As the procession crossed over the bridge, a traditional Lough Erne Cot rowed under the bridge before stopping in tribute to a man who spent many years perfecting the craft of cot building.

Council documents show the applicant has since rowed back from an original bid to sell alcohol there 24 hours a day.

He enjoyed wild camping, he made a little camp in a tree, and he liked canoeing…he and his mates rowed over to Heysham once.

He was jailed for life this week for the brutal killing that took place in Dudley, West Midlands, after he rowed with Mrs Gordon over the building work.

However, he rowed back on some of his comments on Sunday.

I've rowed in my fair share of bumps races with college and town crews – this year will be my ninth time spending a week nervously waiting for the starting cannon to bang.

She quickly rowed back from those comments after it appeared they had stoked resentment both inside and outside her squad.

The court heard that the couple rowed due to “issues with alcohol” and the woman had telephoned her daughter during one argument so she could hear what was going on and the police were then contacted.

The Northern Ireland Executive has “rowed back” on a commitment to increase student numbers at Ulster University's Londonderry campus, the city’s MP has said.

The pair were reported to have rowed furiously in the street when the armed Manchester gang smashed them out of their prison van.

These have been rowed back in some areas, such as the proposal to amalgamate the Donegal and Sligo Leitrim divisions.

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Common combinations with rowed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rowed" in a sentence?
An example: "The twins, who rowed for the US in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and later rowed for Oxford University, employed Zuckerberg to write code for their site when they were at Harvard in 2003." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rowed" from authentic English texts.
What does "rowed" mean?
Rowed means: simple past and past participle of row
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