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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But the tragedy also proved devastating for the couple, as stories of Ted's extramarital affairs and heavy drinking dominated headlines.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
This raised the possibility of an extramarital relationship gone sour.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
In 2022, a combination of fan sleuthing and online drama publicly revealed that Ned was having an extramarital affair with a Try Guys producer.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
That was four months after Herchen’s first wife died, though the two were already engaged in an extramarital affair, according to court records.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
This raised the possibility of an extramarital relationship gone sour.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
In 2022, a combination of fan sleuthing and online drama publicly revealed that Ned was having an extramarital affair with a Try Guys producer.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
That was four months after Herchen’s first wife died, though the two were already engaged in an extramarital affair, according to court records.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extramarital
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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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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