In a Row

To say that things are in a row means that they are arranged in a line next to one another either in space or time. By extension, the idiomatic expression, in a row, means that several events happen consecutively, one after the other. This lesson will help you to use this common expression. We need to be careful with the word row, however, as it has several meanings and even different pronunciation. The first meaning is a noun meaning an arrangement of objects side by side in a line as in a row of books on the shelf. The second meaning is a verb meaning to propel a boat using oars as in he rowed the rowing boat across the lake. The third meaning is a noun and verb meaning to have an angry dispute as in he had a row with his wife about his drinking.

To say that things are in a row means that they are arranged in a line next to one another either in space or time ​. By extension, the idiomatic expression, in a row, means that several events happen consecutively ​, one after the other. This lesson will help you to use this common expression. We need to be careful with the word row, however, as it has several meanings and even different pronunciation ​. The first meaning is a noun meaning an arrangement of objects side by side in a line as in a row of books on the shelf. The second meaning is a verb meaning to propel a boat using oars as in he rowed the rowing boat across the lake. The third meaning is a noun and verb meaning to have an angry dispute as in He had a row with his wife about his drinking. It’s unusual in the UK to enjoy three days of sunshine in a row ​. Did you know that you row a boat but paddle a canoe​? A row of seagulls waited on the fence for any scraps the tourists might drop ​. I hate those beaches where there are rows of sun loungers and sunshades ​. There were four pumpkins in a row ​. Two rows of trees lined the track ​. They did not speak for three days in a row after their row ​. My parents were always rowing even when they were rowing on the river ​. I’m not going to get into a row over who is going to row on our rowing team. We ate in the same restaurant three days in a row ​. I’m lucky enough to have four days off in a row ​. The team lost eight games in a row and then won four in a row ​. Her husband bought her flowers five weekends in a row but they ended up having a row because she thought he was trying to hide the fact that he was having an affair ​. I need three days off this week, but not three days off in a row ​. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be fine ​. I need three days off in a row this week. I’d like Wednesday ​, Thursday ​, and Friday ​. We’ve been going to the same hotel for our holidays three years in a row ​. Annual global temperatures have been increasing for twenty years in a row ​. The Arabs ruled southern Spain for six centuries in a row ​.

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