pen name

Example Sentences

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She said she still wants her fans - the McFans and Freida Readahs - to continue to know her by her pen name.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

John leads a quiet life of the mind, spending his days designing puzzles under the pen name Ludwig.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

“It’s a pen name, long story. Where you been?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas