pen name
Example Sentences
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“I thought it was way too dangerous,” Zang, who goes by the pen name Sheng Xue, wrote on X. “But he actually went ahead and did it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
Written by Postel-Vinay — the pen name of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
“So, are you related to Dr. Seuss or something? No wait, it’s a pen name, right?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
