cheat on

verb

cheated on; cheating on; cheats on

informal

: to break a promise made to (someone, such as one's wife or husband) by having sex with someone else

He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.

Examples of cheat on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the day of the slaying, Lockhart had suspected that his girlfriend was cheating on him. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026

The cheater is just as insecure, if not more, than the person who’s scared to get cheated on. — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Anyway, now Carmella has an ex-husband she is not divorced from and a boyfriend who cheated on her. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested three men Wednesday following an investigation into a scheme to cheat on Florida driver’s license exams. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

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