extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
-ˈma-rə-
: of, relating to, or being sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse : adulterous
an extramarital affair
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Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Barid plays a young woman named Leila who is trying to pursue her passions and ambitions while contending with Morocco’s societal constraints and becomes pregnant in an extramarital love affair.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 June 2024
The researchers also found genetic evidence that somewhere in the Beethoven paternal line, an ancestor had an extramarital affair.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
But Cardi and Offset’s relationship — which last summer included allegations of an extramarital affair — hasn’t seemed any more clear cut in recent months.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
Jack Lemmon plays Bud, a white-collar drone who lends out his apartment to his bosses for their extramarital affairs.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 June 2024
The researchers also found genetic evidence that somewhere in the Beethoven paternal line, an ancestor had an extramarital affair.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
But Cardi and Offset’s relationship — which last summer included allegations of an extramarital affair — hasn’t seemed any more clear cut in recent months.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
Jack Lemmon plays Bud, a white-collar drone who lends out his apartment to his bosses for their extramarital affairs.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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extramarital
adjective
ex·tra·mar·i·tal
ˌek-strə-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse
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