pen name
Example Sentences
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Maria met the scammer impersonating Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed, also known by his pen name Fazza, on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app where he bombarded her with romantic messages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Written by Postel-Vinay — the pen name of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Chisholm read the whole book, published under the pen name Tori Woods, and found a reasonable reader would find it "undeniably offensive".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Fern, whose pen name wouldn’t be widely familiar until 1851, was a bright and spirited girl whose time at a religious school failed to subdue her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
“So, are you related to Dr. Seuss or something? No wait, it’s a pen name, right?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
