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
Check the weather before traveling and make sure your cell phone battery is charged.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Officers said the driver was wanted for a cell phone violation.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This $0 annual fee card also offers cell phone protection of up to $600, but has limited additional perks, serving primarily as a way to help pay down credit card debt.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Officers said the driver was wanted for a cell phone violation.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This $0 annual fee card also offers cell phone protection of up to $600, but has limited additional perks, serving primarily as a way to help pay down credit card debt.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 25 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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