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
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Examples of extramarital in a Sentence
she had several extramarital affairs with coworkers
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
As Sarah is thrown back into the public eye and the investigation, the woman that Bob was having an extramarital affair with goes missing too.
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Tuesday’s post was not the first time the Grammy winner came clean about an extramarital affair.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Because why else would a woman subject herself to being the third wheel in an unfulfilling extramarital affair?
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
As Sarah is thrown back into the public eye and the investigation, the woman that Bob was having an extramarital affair with goes missing too.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Music In ‘Taylor Hawkins’ backyard,’ the Foo Fighters power through grief at Ohana festival
Oct. 2, 2023
Tuesday’s post was not the first time the Grammy winner came clean about an extramarital affair.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Because why else would a woman subject herself to being the third wheel in an unfulfilling extramarital affair?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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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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