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

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

I chuckled because I wasn’t sure what was more comical: the persistence of this long-lost pen pal or the thought of me ever leaving L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Twenty years after their unlikely pen pal correspondence comes to a sudden end, Iris is working as a journalist in London and sets about trying to find her pen friend.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

“Still, wouldn’t you like to be Big Al’s pen pal? This could be the start.”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko