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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Long before cell phones, the internet, or instant communications, the storm struck almost without warning and at a disastrous time of day, especially in the Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, metro areas.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The lead detective investigating the murder of University of Miami football star Bryan Pata, testifying in court Tuesday, said cell phone records placed Pata’s former teammate near the Kendall murder scene and a UM professor picked him out of photo lineup.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The documentary is made from police bodycam, ringcam, and cell phone footage, as well as recorded 911 calls.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
The Grenadiers were huddled up, watching the game on the field through a single cell phone.
—Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The lead detective investigating the murder of University of Miami football star Bryan Pata, testifying in court Tuesday, said cell phone records placed Pata’s former teammate near the Kendall murder scene and a UM professor picked him out of photo lineup.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The documentary is made from police bodycam, ringcam, and cell phone footage, as well as recorded 911 calls.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
The Grenadiers were huddled up, watching the game on the field through a single cell phone.
—Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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