afterglow

Example Sentences

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The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The afterglow of the unprecedented second state visit can hardly do harm.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

Even if he refuses to bask in the afterglow of his big moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

But in the immediate afterglow of leading Team USA to Olympic glory, Kerr appeals to fun notions of patriotism.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024

There was the liquid alarm I saw in the blood-red glare of the sun’s afterglow mirrored in the squared panes of whitewashed frame houses.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright