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
He once had a pen pal relationship with President Reagan because he thought it was important to hear the perspectives of political opponents.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023
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
A woman whose childhood pen pal suddenly stopped writing after fleeing the Rwanda genocide has written a novel to "exorcise the grief of not knowing what happened" to her.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023
I thought it would be a good cliff-hanger, but maybe my pen pal doesn’t agree.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
