mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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In 2007, Intel turned down the chance to be the main provider of chips for a new mobile phone that was about to enter the market. Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 Then there is the curious case of the Georgian director Alexandre Koberidze, who shot his latest feature, Dry Leaf, with the camera of a nearly twenty-year-old mobile phone. Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 In a windowed studio overlooking Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan, Catsimatidis can be seen scrolling through his mobile phone and looking as if his mind is elsewhere while on the air. Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Why is a mobile phone not a risk? Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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