fan letter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fan letter
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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He wrote Sagan a fan letter and enclosed some photographs of his paintings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Eight pieces of memorabilia from the storied life of Kansas-born aviator Amelia Earhart — including a glowing fan letter from her friend, President Franklin D. Roosevelt — go up for auction June 22.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
Speaking of stalking... you wrote a fan letter to Phoebe Waller-Bridge asking her to direct the video for Savior Complex.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2020
You’ll imagine the delight I took years later when I received a fan letter from Harper Lee, who eventually tried her best to convince me not to end Opus’s comic life a decade later.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2020
But the specific stimulus for this novel was an 1865 fan letter from a fellow writer, Madame George Sand.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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