keep a mistress

Frequency: 6.97.8 per million words

To maintain a long-term illicit relationship, often with financial support.

mistressVERB + MISTRESS

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Examples (10)

  • Historically, a wealthy man might keep a mistress discreetly.
  • He was accused of trying to keep a mistress while married.
  • The scandal broke when it was revealed he had been keeping a mistress for years.
  • She suspected her husband was keeping a mistress due to his frequent absences.
  • In some cultures, it was once common for powerful men to keep a mistress.
  • The rumour suggested that the politician had secretly been keeping a mistress abroad.
  • His lavish lifestyle allowed him to keep a mistress in luxury.
  • It's rare for someone to openly keep a mistress in modern society.
  • He denied the allegations that he intended to keep a mistress.
  • The novel explores the moral dilemmas of a man who chose to keep a mistress.