rowed
Example Sentences
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Willding rowed back his claim in an email to ProPublica.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The remaining 11, including Barnard, rowed for land 3 miles distant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
TikTok has rowed back on an AI feature which incorrectly summarised some videos on the platform, including claiming a celebrity was fruit.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The directors take a visual essay approach, contrasting Walden Pond and its woods and the rivers Thoreau rowed with sped-up footage of our crazy modern world — which can be a little on the nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
I heard stories of men rowed a hundred miles when they had to, in worse weather than this, and without food or water.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
