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Example Sentences

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With an orange and yellow face, teal-ringed eyes and oversize lips, it could be the glowing afterimage of someone who’s looked in the mirror a moment too long.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Once, when I was a teenager, I saw a fireball that was so bright that it left an afterimage on my eye.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

You should see an afterimage of the Norwegian flag in its correct colors.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Through photography and sleuthy archival projects she maps a certain afterimage of Los Angeles like a noir conceptualist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2021

NO: an afterimage burned on their retinas, the glow seared forever in their memory.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely