How to Use afterglow in a Sentence

afterglow

noun

• 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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
• By game's end, though, the Filipowski incident had put a damper on the afterglow of what had been a rousing performance.
  — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
• Friday Night, made by one of our great filmmakers, is erotic in the quietest, gentlest way, and its afterglow lasts.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024