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.
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Nix pulled the emergency brake on the carousel, stopping the wandering eye of the team and its fans.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2025
Hill was accused of fueling rumors that Keoghan had a wandering eye, leading to the demise of his relationship with Carpenter.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
Coaches do not want players with time on their hands, voices in their ear and a wandering eye.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
There are records of him moving these figures around his study, using them as paperweights, swapping out the favorites on his desk—which was dark wood and presidential, Ivy League dean–like—maybe to guard his writings from any patients’ wandering eye.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
Dorothea, embroiled in an ugly divorce sparked by her wandering eye, was the most recent infidelity.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
No longer just a sketch meant to draw a shopper’s wandering eye in a store, a logo is now a representation of a brand’s values, its ability to connect with people.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2025
Hill was accused of fueling rumors that Keoghan had a wandering eye, leading to the demise of his relationship with Carpenter.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
Coaches do not want players with time on their hands, voices in their ear and a wandering eye.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
There are records of him moving these figures around his study, using them as paperweights, swapping out the favorites on his desk—which was dark wood and presidential, Ivy League dean–like—maybe to guard his writings from any patients’ wandering eye.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
Dorothea, embroiled in an ugly divorce sparked by her wandering eye, was the most recent infidelity.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
No longer just a sketch meant to draw a shopper’s wandering eye in a store, a logo is now a representation of a brand’s values, its ability to connect with people.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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“Wandering eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wandering%20eye. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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