How to Use afterglow in a Sentence

afterglow

noun
  • The afterglow of a good sauna is one of life's great feelings.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Denver’s locker room was buzzing in the afterglow of the dunk.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
  • My thought was, in that moment, the afterglow, the world turns into her, right?
    — Charlotte Collins, Vogue, 24 July 2024
  • But its delicate charm has given it a nice afterglow in the years since.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The afterglow of those seven trans-Tasman dates can be seen up and down the charts.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Go ahead and bask, Tigers, in the afterglow of that huge victory.
    — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2019
  • But at evening’s end, qualms mattered less than the afterglow of an artful dinner.
    — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2018
  • 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
  • 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 Gators’ coach was sure to soften his stance in the afterglow of victory.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • All three bandmates are still basking in the afterglow of the live performances.
    — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Everyone was caught up in the Obama afterglow for four months.
    — Reeves Wiedeman, Daily Intelligencer, 10 June 2018
  • 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 idea, though, hardly seemed palatable in the afterglow of a championship.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Cosmologists can see its afterglow in the sky.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The opening night performance will be followed by a champagne afterglow with the cast and crew.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Strong evidence against any sort of cosmic flow comes from the afterglow of the Big Bang.
    — Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021
  • In the afterglow of the Ryder Cup, DJ had been in a bit of a dry spell.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sure, Bill and Jo are happy now, in the afterglow of tornado chasing.
    — Katla McGlynn, Vulture, 17 July 2024
  • Hilltop Hoods‘ tour is over, but the hip-hop artist’s special auction has created a warm afterglow.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But in the afterglow of the wedding, the thought of separating again, even for a short while, felt impossible.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 20 Aug. 2021
  • But in the afterglow of victory, Henley struggled to find the words to express what had just happened.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The Hubble Space Telescope even got a snapshot of the afterglow.
    — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
  • But last night, in the afterglow of her (alleged) nuptials, Del Rey gave us a taste of her bridal-adjacent style.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This is how a title is won, with prudence and luck and a foresight that becomes apparent in the afterglow of victory.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • UConn won 76-59, but it was all overshadowed by the afterglow of the women.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps some of these directors take the money offered amid the afterglow of Oscar night, then fly too close to the sun and crash and burn.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The genitals are receptors of pleasure, yes, but our minds orchestrate the whole show — from the faintest hint of arousal to the post-coital afterglow.
    — Anna Pulley, RedEye Chicago, 9 Apr. 2018

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