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Examples of pen name in a Sentence
Samuel L. Clemens is better known by his pen name “Mark Twain.”
Recent Examples on the Web
Following Harris and Swift’s breakup, TMZ reported in July of the same year that Sjöberg was actually a pen name for the pop singer/songwriter, and Harris confirmed her involvement on Twitter.
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Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 14 June 2024
Zhang Ping, better known by his pen name, Chang Ping, was one of China’s most famous journalists in the 2000s.
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Li Yuan, New York Times, 4 June 2024
On this day in 1910, Samuel Clemens, renowned for his works under his pen name Mark Twain, died of a heart attack at the age of 74 in Redding, Connecticut.
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The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
One is Paul Benjamin (Mr. Auster’s early pen name; Benjamin was his middle name), a cerebral, cigarette-puffing writer (William Hurt) whose life is saved when a young man (Harold Perrineau) pulls him from the path of a truck.
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20name. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
pen name
noun
: a false name used by an author
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