as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife
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Recent Examples of mistress
Seeing the response to Benedict’s faux pas, asking Sophie to be his mistress.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
When the first part of season four ends with Benedict fumbling through a disastrous proposal that Sophie become his mistress, Ha does not crumple or explode in fury.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Fit is a fickle mistress in the NBA.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Ethereal Cong Tri; school mistress-esque Thom Browne; body-sculpting Mugler?
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
When the first part of season four ends with Benedict fumbling through a disastrous proposal that Sophie become his mistress, Ha does not crumple or explode in fury.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Fit is a fickle mistress in the NBA.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Ethereal Cong Tri; school mistress-esque Thom Browne; body-sculpting Mugler?
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mistress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress
Noun
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Desert Warrior is set in seventh-century Arabia, where Princess Hind (Hart) defies her fate, refusing to become a concubine to the ruthless Emperor Kisra (Kingsley).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Among the 20 concubines was the woman who would became known as Malinche.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Her lover, Cavaradossi, is accused of helping an enemy of the state, and is framed by a corrupt and violent police chief, Baron Scarpia.—
Courtney Lewis,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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