adulterous

Example Sentences

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Rush appeared as Marsha Russell, a woman caring for her teen daughter amid a messy divorce with an adulterous husband.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

It was to Mr. Badinter that Mr. Mitterrand turned in 1984 to countersign, in strict secrecy, the document in which the president recognized Mazarine Pingeot, his daughter from an adulterous relationship.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

I feel like the message of Jesus is clearly one of love—the adulterous woman in the Gospel of John, “You who are without sin cast the first stone.”

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2024

The ensemble cast features the Oscar-winning performances of Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, the adulterous wife of the high school sports coach and Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, the town’s popular businessman.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2023

What if the only thing I had discovered on this trip was that my grandfather was an adulterous liar?

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs