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 who is not that person's spouse : adulterous
an extramarital affair
Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Although Barbara was aware of Eli’s extramarital affairs, divorce was out of the question.
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Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.
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The two were involved in an extramarital affair.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Although Barbara was aware of Eli’s extramarital affairs, divorce was out of the question.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2025
The two were involved in an extramarital affair.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 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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