pen name
Example Sentences
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Maria met the scammer impersonating Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed, also known by his pen name Fazza, on a dating site before the conversation moved to a messaging app where he bombarded her with romantic messages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Noir fans will recognize the title as belonging to a short story by William Irish, the pen name of that master of unease, Cornell Woolrich.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
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
“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
