philander

Example Sentences

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"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 Harte, Bret

Philip was a humane and generous-minded man, and understood that with a certain temperament it might be annoying to have one's ward philander with a king, so he did his best to console the courtier.

From Orientations by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)