pen name

Example Sentences

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Cohen initially chose a pen name to hide her true identity when she self-published her first book, a fictionalised account of her life as a resident doctor, titled The Devil Wears Scrubs, in 2013.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

The author said Winn was her maiden name, and she disliked her first name of Sally and decided to use her family name Raynor as a pen name.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

The author is a federal civil servant who has been granted the use of a pen name to protect them and their family from reprisals.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

“Under a pen name, but yes. I even got an opinion piece published in the Freiheit last September.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros