Etymology
Origin of afterlight
Example Sentences
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The gulf beyond was still silvery blue in the afterlight.
From Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
My conduct, as well as yours, when we look at it calmly in an afterlight, was quite extraordinary.
From Castle Craneycrow by George Barr McCutcheon
Beyond the bar the sea, calm and austere, dreamed in the afterlight.
From Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Alppain had set, but the whole northern sky was plunged into the minor key by its afterlight.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
It was a very calm evening with a dim, golden afterlight irradiating the glen.
From Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
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