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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When details of Green's divorce and accusations of an extramarital affair came to light earlier this year, Barry's campaign didn't use the dirt for an attack ad.
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Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Laura Loomer has filed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher and HBO after the Real Time host implied that the former Florida congressional candidate was involved in an extramarital affair with former president Donald Trump.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
Any extramarital relationship could also doom Kennedy’s ability to obtain a security clearance to serve in Trump’s cabinet, a top Republican political operative told Mediaite.
—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
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Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
Laura Loomer has filed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Maher and HBO after the Real Time host implied that the former Florida congressional candidate was involved in an extramarital affair with former president Donald Trump.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
Any extramarital relationship could also doom Kennedy’s ability to obtain a security clearance to serve in Trump’s cabinet, a top Republican political operative told Mediaite.
—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
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 22 Nov. 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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