How to Use fan mail in a Sentence
fan mail
noun- The band gets a lot of fan mail.
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He’s even shown sending Gein fan mail.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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In the band’s early days, the bulk of the fan mail went to Jones.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
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The network was flooded with fan mail as a new heartthrob was born.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Why, after all, would Rilke have kept fan mail from a wide-eyed nineteen-year-old?
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 26 May 2021
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There’s also the balance between a bad review and a piece of fan mail.
—Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 13 Oct. 2017
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Raitt may soon be getting a fresh slew of fan mail from grateful listeners.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022
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Finally, Beede reads some fan mail while sharing his fan of the week.
—Charles King, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2022
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Though bags of fan mail arrive to his doorstep each week, not all former colleagues had rave reviews.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Banks, like other Phillies, often receives fan mail.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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The vast majority of it is not fan mail, though a few readers don’t believe that.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2024
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Prison's been packed with fan mail Even in prison, Sorrentino's mailbox has been busy.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2019
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Cult leaders like Charles Manson have also received fan mail in the past.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2018
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In an attempt to keep busy, the actor asked the studio to have all of his fan mail sent directly to his apartment.
—Megan Harney, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2015
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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
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Though the movie was low-budget, Darren began receiving lots of fan mail.
—Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
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And if that wasn’t enough, Roher even received fan mail from Jim Carrey.
—Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022
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And Blume took their fan mail seriously, writing back to her readers.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023
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Johnny was 17 and receiving piles of fan mail when the series ended.
—New York Times, 5 May 2021
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Any Olympian who receives fan mail poorly written by AI should set it ablaze with the torch.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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The school has received fan mail on his behalf, and the district spokesperson is fielding media requests left and right.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
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Louise had to hire high school girls to sort through all the fan mail pouring into the house on McCann Street.
—Ackerman + Gruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2020
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But the actress, who made a practice of shunning reporters, premieres and fan mail, claimed that she had been misquoted.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 8 Dec. 2017
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After decades pass, Ringo finally sends back a response, fulfilling a vow to return all fan mail.
—Mike Bloom, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
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Tom Hanks recently responded to some fan mail from a young boy named Corona.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2020
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And since its early days, Atomic Books has collected fan mail for one of its long-standing customers.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 7 July 2021
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After the film wrapped, Rockwell received unsolicited fan mail and gifts from Michl.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
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These days, Poon spends a lot of time answering fan mail for Cricket and writing back to people on Instagram.
—Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2018
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As a businesswoman, Sydney Sweeney isn't afraid to push the envelope, even if the fan mail isn't always glowing.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Hodson remembers writing fan mail to a member of the pop band Hanson, convinced that the strength of her desire would bring the two of them together.
—Maddie Crum, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2018
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