- present participle of philander.
philandering
Example Sentences
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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
Rhoda is less interested in Max’s disloyalty to Leonie than in the tales of Ana’s philandering, profligate father, a Maltese artist who raised her after her Italian mother died during childbirth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The film delved into the loneliness of a woman trapped in a loveless marriage to a philandering, often tyrannical landlord in an opulent yet feudal world.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Eastwood, who also directed Hackman as a philandering U.S. president in the 1997 thriller “Absolute Power,” was a longtime fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
“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
