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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Netanyahu revealed that his speech was played on speakers surrounding the Gaza Strip and that it was being streamed to Gazans' cell phones.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Don’t rely solely on your cell phone.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
María Eugenia Gómez, executive director and founder of Cellular Wholesales, began using a cryptocurrency over a year ago at the request of her Latin American clients, who are cell phone distributors.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Don’t rely solely on your cell phone.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
María Eugenia Gómez, executive director and founder of Cellular Wholesales, began using a cryptocurrency over a year ago at the request of her Latin American clients, who are cell phone distributors.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
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 30 Sep. 2025.
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