philander

"It says 'accept certain inalienable truths - prices will rise, politicians will philander and you too will get old'."

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

He did not drink or philander; his first marriage ended in an amicable divorce after twelve years, and his second lasted until his death in 1965.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Don’t mean to have any. It’s fun to watch other people philander, but I should feel like a fool doing it myself,” said Jo, looking alarmed at the thought.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

But it was one thing to free a horse-thief, and another to stop and "philander" with him.

From Openings in the Old Trail by Bret Harte

With him certainly she had no disposition to philander.

From The Tragic Muse by Henry James

I mean that she is clever and very rich, and philanders with philanthropy.

From Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief by W. (William) Rainey

Mine uncle, on his bowling-green, Still storms a breach in Flanders; And faithful Trim, starch, tall, and lean, With Bridget still philanders.

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson

While the men in the family philandered, Eunice spurned the wooing of her faithful suitor Sargent Shriver for seven years and came close to taking vows of chastity.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018

In Paris, Lulu philandered crazily with gamblers, procurers and swindlers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The collector, in white linen and canvas shoes, philandered with papers on an antique desk.

From Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry

You remember how Cecil Cumberland philandered after a certain lady of our acquaintance last winter, and how unremitting were his attentions?

From Princess by M. G. (Mary Greenway) McClelland

If you had not gone and frightened her, they might have philandered on all this time, till the whole affair died of its own silliness.’

From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Born in 1929 to a wealthy and conservative family -- by her account with a domineering mother and philandering father -- Kusama began producing her unique signature art aged 10.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Marilyn White speaks of Maurice with great affection while eventually admitting that his philandering ended their relationship.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

Mozart turns redemption into transcendence in “Figaro,” as a jealous yet philandering count finds his soul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

The inevitable scandals aren’t about state-sponsored doping schemes but cheating curlers and a philandering biathlete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

“I am not a philandering man, and you know that. This would not have happened if my mother didn’t have a hand!”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie