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

Examples of extramarital in a Sentence

she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers

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Helen has worked tirelessly to maintain her operation, but an extramarital affair thrusts her into a tense and intricate web of conspiracies and cover-ups involving multiple governments and organizations. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024 When details of Green's divorce and accusations of an extramarital affair came to light earlier this year, Barry's campaign didn't use the dirt for an attack ad. —

Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024 Laura Loomer has filed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher and HBO after the Real Time host implied that the former Florida congressional candidate was involved in an extramarital affair with former president Donald Trump. —

Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024 Any extramarital relationship could also doom Kennedy’s ability to obtain a security clearance to serve in Trump’s cabinet, a top Republican political operative told Mediaite. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for extramarital