afterglow
noun
af·ter·glow
ˈaf-tər-ˌglō 
1
: a glow remaining where a light has disappeared
2
: a pleasant effect or feeling that lingers after something is done, experienced, or achieved
basking in the afterglow of success
Examples of afterglow in a Sentence
the afterglow of the sunset
Recent Examples on the Web
Swift wrapped her seven-date, two-city The Eras Tour of Australia earlier in the week, and has left the country, but the afterglow of that trip can be seen on the ARIA Charts.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
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
By ensuring that the afterglow of innovation is not short-lived, organizations can keep the momentum going, continually setting and achieving higher goals.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Enlarge / The Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 revealed the infrared afterglow (circled) of the BOAT GRB and its host galaxy.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2023
Indeed, la dolce vita imbues just about everything in Italy, with tourists flocking to all corners of the country to bask in the afterglow of their immersive slow living.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
For the past decade, photographer Mark Seliger has set up an elaborate pop-up studio inside the annual after-party , producing exquisite portraits of Hollywood’s A-list personalities in the immediate afterglow of cinema’s biggest event of the year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
Still basking in the afterglow of an evening spent dancing with her children, a Senegalese mother (Khady Sy) prepares for bed when her 16-year-old son, Seydou (Seydou Sarr), confesses his desire to migrate.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
For decades, City Ballet was home to the aforementioned George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, two men whose artistic afterglows continue to illuminate the stages of nearly every ballet company in operation today.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
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
By ensuring that the afterglow of innovation is not short-lived, organizations can keep the momentum going, continually setting and achieving higher goals.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Enlarge / The Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 revealed the infrared afterglow (circled) of the BOAT GRB and its host galaxy.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Mar. 2023
Indeed, la dolce vita imbues just about everything in Italy, with tourists flocking to all corners of the country to bask in the afterglow of their immersive slow living.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
For the past decade, photographer Mark Seliger has set up an elaborate pop-up studio inside the annual after-party , producing exquisite portraits of Hollywood’s A-list personalities in the immediate afterglow of cinema’s biggest event of the year.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
Still basking in the afterglow of an evening spent dancing with her children, a Senegalese mother (Khady Sy) prepares for bed when her 16-year-old son, Seydou (Seydou Sarr), confesses his desire to migrate.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
For decades, City Ballet was home to the aforementioned George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, two men whose artistic afterglows continue to illuminate the stages of nearly every ballet company in operation today.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
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afterglow
noun
af·ter·glow
-ˌglō
1
: a glow remaining (as in the sky after sunsets) where a light has disappeared
2
: a pleasant feeling that lingers after something is done, experienced, or achieved
the afterglow of success
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