How to Use afterglow in a Sentence

afterglow

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  • In the afterglow of the Ryder Cup, DJ had been in a bit of a dry spell.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But for now there is still the afterglow of Chandrayaan-3.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The afterglow of those seven trans-Tasman dates can be seen up and down the charts.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The good news, too, is that the vegetarian afterglow spilled over to the rest of the menu.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • My thought was, in that moment, the afterglow, the world turns into her, right?
    — Charlotte Collins, Vogue, 24 July 2024
  • The sun had set, but its light was still in the sky, a pale-blue afterglow cancelling out the dark for a little longer.
    — Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Go ahead and bask, Tigers, in the afterglow of that huge victory.
    — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The Gators’ coach was sure to soften his stance in the afterglow of victory.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Strong evidence against any sort of cosmic flow comes from the afterglow of the Big Bang.
    — Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021
  • UConn won 76-59, but it was all overshadowed by the afterglow of the women.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Albright, who will play at Kent State next year, was almost at a loss for words in the afterglow of the title.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2018
  • The food is plant-forward, and the afterglow is awesome by a firepit while stargazing amid the Berkshires.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 27 June 2023
  • In the post-wedding afterglow, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas showed off their Chopard wedding rings.
    — Savannah Walsh, ELLE, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The Hubble Space Telescope even got a snapshot of the afterglow.
    — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
  • But once the afterglow wore off, the reality remained: Franks and the No.
    — Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • For Spurrier, the afterglow of the Judgment of Paris lasted a lifetime.
    — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • But its delicate charm has given it a nice afterglow in the years since.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The result, of course, is an afterglow known as the aurora—the Northern Lights and Southern Lights.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The idea, though, hardly seemed palatable in the afterglow of a championship.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 6 Oct. 2017
  • In 1952, the country was still basking in the afterglow of its moral and military triumph in World War II.
    — Philip Murphy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2022
  • All three bandmates are still basking in the afterglow of the live performances.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The limestone has also created dykes and sills, and has even coated the lakes in a bright blue afterglow.
    — Caroline Alkire, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Her vocal tone’s as pure as an icicle and warm as afterglow.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 18 July 2022
  • But at evening’s end, qualms mattered less than the afterglow of an artful dinner.
    — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2018
  • All occurred in the afterglow of St. Peter’s magical run to the Elite Eight last season, the first-ever 15-seed to do so.
    — John Talty | [email protected], al, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Two playmakers joined Chelsea in the summer of 2012, as the club basked in the afterglow of its first Champions League title.
    — New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The Hubble Space Telescope captured the infrared afterglow of the very bright gamma-ray burst.
    — Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023
  • One way to deal with the fleeting afterglow of a trip is to take more frequent, shorter vacations.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021
  • The opening night performance will be followed by a champagne afterglow with the cast and crew.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The White Sox, meanwhile, have an ideal chance to rebuild as Chicago basks in the afterglow of the Cubs’ first championship since 1908.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2016

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