mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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Optimum also offers bundle deals that include cable TV and mobile phone service, so there's potential to save even more. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 Video shot by bystanders that day showed Pretti only had a mobile phone in his hand. — Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 While there’s also a growing push to divert attention away from mobile phone screens,this device only partially addresses that problem. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026 Protect your mobile phone account Ask your carrier about account PINs, port-out protection and SIM swap safeguards. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

Word History

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 3 Nov. 2026.

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