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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The former New York Giants athlete’s affair had an extramarital affair with former flight attendant Suzen Johnson, which was exposed by a tabloid.
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Similarly, some 400 years later — 2012 to be exact — four-star general David Petraeus, head of the Central Intelligence Agency, was involved in an extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell, a writer whom Petraeus chose to write his official biography.
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Similarly, some 400 years later — 2012 to be exact — four-star general David Petraeus, head of the Central Intelligence Agency, was involved in an extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell, a writer whom Petraeus chose to write his official biography.
—Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Extramarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramarital. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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