cell phone
noun
variants
or less commonly cellphone
plural cell phones also cellphones
: a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system
Examples of cell phone in a Sentence
Call me on my cell phone.
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Tornado sirens, cell phone alerts, high winds and pounding rain woke up Michigan residents as severe weather pushed through the state overnight Tuesday.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Decades later, the retail situation in the United States has changed drastically with consumers buying items on their cell phones from major companies with annual sales in the billions of dollars.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Could the Mets, for example, sell a 500-person hospitality area where cell phones were prohibited?
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Electronics like old cell phones, batteries, or cameras can experience permanent damage due to changing moisture levels in plastic storage.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Decades later, the retail situation in the United States has changed drastically with consumers buying items on their cell phones from major companies with annual sales in the billions of dollars.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Could the Mets, for example, sell a 500-person hospitality area where cell phones were prohibited?
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Electronics like old cell phones, batteries, or cameras can experience permanent damage due to changing moisture levels in plastic storage.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cell phone
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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