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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Last month, a 71-year-old man was reportedly hit four times on the head unprovoked by an object — believed to be a cell phone — being brandished by a woman on the ninth floor of the store, the outlet reported, citing police.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Copeland is accused of concealing a dead body on June 2, obstructing justice by hiding his cell phone on June 4, as well as making false statements to NCIS investigators on June 1 and June 3.
—Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
Sapp told police he was initially frustrated that Sanon was on her cell phone, but that the squabble escalated when Sanon became upset that Sapp wouldn’t give her $300.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Speaking at the meeting, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said the district already had policies addressing cell phone usage in classrooms.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Copeland is accused of concealing a dead body on June 2, obstructing justice by hiding his cell phone on June 4, as well as making false statements to NCIS investigators on June 1 and June 3.
—Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
Sapp told police he was initially frustrated that Sanon was on her cell phone, but that the squabble escalated when Sanon became upset that Sapp wouldn’t give her $300.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Speaking at the meeting, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said the district already had policies addressing cell phone usage in classrooms.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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