JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="container"> 
  <div class="item">
    many words in this div are showed in many lines
  </div>
  <div class="item this-item-shifted-down">
    one line
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    many words in this div are showed in many lines
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    many words in this div are showed in many lines
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    many words in this div are showed in many lines
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    many words in this div are showed in many lines
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    many words in this div are showed in many lines
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.item {
  height:100px;
  width:100px;
  background:pink;
  margin:5px;
  display:inline-block;
  white-space:normal;
}
.container {
  white-space:nowrap;
}