pen pal
Example Sentences
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It was a dream come true for Max, who has since become Britain's youngest zookeeper at Chessington Zoo, and acquired an Australian pen pal who loves Max's passion.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Directed by Shunji Iwai, “Love Letter” starred Nakayama as both a woman mourning her late fiancé and her unexpected pen pal.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Sigrid shared similar experiences, offering that “your pen pal will change your perspective on life, and you will gain as much as they do from the correspondence.”
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2023
Lily had been studying English in school and had a British pen pal, whose family agreed to sponsor Lily’s removal to England as part of the operation known as Kindertransport.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
“My pen pal was lame,” Alison chimed in.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
