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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His stories in those pre-television, pre-cell phone, pre-computer days dominated the news and were read by millions of American newspaper readers.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
King hired a chief technology officer and reassigned 25 staff members to process digital evidence -- from surveillance video to cell phone extractions -- to ensure nothing is missed.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Previous legal disputes involving Price’s cell phone records have proven contentious.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
His stories in those pre-television, pre-cell phone, pre-computer days dominated the news and were read by millions of American newspaper readers.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
King hired a chief technology officer and reassigned 25 staff members to process digital evidence -- from surveillance video to cell phone extractions -- to ensure nothing is missed.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Previous legal disputes involving Price’s cell phone records have proven contentious.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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