two-timing

Example Sentences

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Doug always detested Reggie and only ended up the owner of the sweet pup to spite his ex-girlfriend, who loved the dog but learned to hate the two-timing Doug.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Devi’s love triangle, too, feels much more steadily drawn out here, with the grasping teen first two-timing the boys, then inevitably having the whole thing blow up in her face.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

His campaign for student body president saw two-timing, backstabbing, and the occasional dose of advice from his beloved mother, played by Gwyneth Paltrow.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2020

Most of us, I imagine, have experienced something like the frenzied vacillations of the two-timing husband who sings, “I’ve got those ‘God-why-don’t-you-love-me-oh-you-do-I’ll-see-you-later Blues.’”

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2020

“So, what, you just hang out with your ex-boyfriend after school? Does he even know about me? Are you two-timing both of us?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera