: a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system
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Examples of cell phone in a Sentence
Call me on my cell phone.
Recent Examples of cell phone from the Web
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Smaller ones have four charging adapters to fit iPhone and Android cell phones.
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When the warrant was executed in 2015, Foss was arrested and police seized heroin and packaging materials, cell phones, and about $3,400 in cash, according to the district attorney’s office.
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In exchange for thousands of eligible items (think video games, Kindle E-readers, books, cell phones, and more) Amazon will send you a gift card.
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Perry entered their car, shot them and took drugs and cell phones from the vehicle, records show.
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Inside were her purse, wallet, passport, and cell phone.
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The first robberies were reported around 5 a.m. The robbers took wallets and cell phones, police said.
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Locals have no qualms about reserving a place by dropping a napkin packet, a workplace badge, or even a cell phone at a seat to claim it for their own.
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The attorney also claims police took over a year to process Krystie’s laptop and cell phone.
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First Known Use of cell phone
1983
CELL PHONE Defined for English Language Learners
CELL PHONE Defined for Kids
cell phone
: a portable telephone that connects to other telephones by radio through a system of transmitters each of which covers a limited geographical area
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