mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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OOFSkate analyzes video from a mobile phone to measure a skater’s jump height, rotation speed, airtime and landing quality. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025 ShakeAlert uses buried sensors to send earthquake notifications to millions of mobile phone users, including through the app MyShake. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025 More restrictions on how mobile phone carriers and apps are allowed to collect and share location data – and on how the government is allowed to obtain and use location information about people – could help protect your privacy. Emilee Rader, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025 Young lead Bai Xiao-Ying gave up her mobile phone for three months to understand what childhood felt like in that era. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025 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 15 Dec. 2025.

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mobile phone

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