pen pal

Example Sentences

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Sullivan said Peck showed him letters and photos that he exchanged with pen pal Gacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Maggie recalled sending off for pen pal lists while in school.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 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

In the song “I Don’t Know His Name,” Amalia concludes that her anonymous pen pal — even though he is, in fact, a co-worker she hates — must be an extremely kind and cultured man:

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

I decide to leave out the fact that I have a mysterious pen pal who is helping me write it.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish