afterglow
Example Sentences
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We lived in the missions’ afterglow, with orange-flavored Tang, syndicated “Star Trek” reruns, and “Star Wars” filling in for actual lunar landings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The couple will still be on a high after all the festivities and luxuriating in the afterglow of the love — and cash — bestowed upon them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The cosmic microwave background, which is the faint afterglow left behind by the Big Bang, contains valuable information about the early universe.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
Short, pained lives marked by achievement and promise and then abruptly gone leave a restless afterglow.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
The family had gathered in the kitchen to celebrate the victory while the afterglow of Ben’s performance burned strongly in their memories.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
