wandering eye

noun

: a tendency to look at and have sexual thoughts about other people while already in a romantic relationship
His wife wasn't willing to tolerate his wandering eye.

Examples of wandering eye in a Sentence

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“Wandering eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wandering%20eye. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.

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