fan mail

noun

Examples of fan mail in a Sentence

The band gets a lot of fan mail.
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With his dashing good looks, Chamberlain and the network were soon flooded with fan mail. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025 The band members spend much of the movie being swarmed by fans and press, chased by girls, and cloistered in their hotel room (with Starr receiving by far the biggest stack of fan mail). Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025 The network was flooded with fan mail as a new heartthrob was born. Victoria Edel, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Lamm delights in receiving fan mail with mammoth drawings from children, developing dire wolf merch (for gifts, not to sell), and in the overall, undeniable Hollywood appeal of building a company around resurrecting ancient beasts. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fan mail

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fan mail was in 1924

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“Fan mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20mail. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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