adulterous

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His popular characters, including an entitled fraternity brother, an agitated airport security agent and an adulterous warehouse worker, helped him amass millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

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

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

In 1798, he commissioned James Callender, a notorious scandalmonger who had recently broken the story on Hamilton’s adulterous affair with Maria Reynolds, to write a libelous attack on Adams.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis