afterglow
Example Sentences
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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
Whether they take his advice literally remains to be seen, but the celebrations were significant in the afterglow of victory.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
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
Even if he refuses to bask in the afterglow of his big moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
Our eyes begin to adjust to the dim afterglow of twilight lingering in the western windows.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
