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
Searching for a workaround Michigan student Sana Schaden uses her cell phone’s hotspot to avoid school web filters altogether.
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Tara García Mathewson and Maria Puertas, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Even my budget home security system has about a $39, wifi enabled water valve that can be operated from my cell phone.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
Like losing a cell phone, losing a vape pen would set off a mad scramble.
—John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
TikTok posts are sent from a special, independent cell phone to ensure the data security of the German government, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told a regular press conference ahead of Scholz’s trip to China on Saturday.
—Inke Kappeler, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Missy then calls Timbaland on her old school brick cell phone to complain about Busta’s terrible sense of space direction.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Here’s the rub: To date, Nothing has released nothing but earbuds and cell phones—none of which have changed the market dramatically.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
In at least 20% of cases, students refused a direct order and in 6%, they were punished for misusing technology, including being on the cell phones during class or using school computers inappropriately.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Video of the heist was captured on cell phones in real-time.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Tara García Mathewson and Maria Puertas, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Even my budget home security system has about a $39, wifi enabled water valve that can be operated from my cell phone.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
Like losing a cell phone, losing a vape pen would set off a mad scramble.
—John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
TikTok posts are sent from a special, independent cell phone to ensure the data security of the German government, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told a regular press conference ahead of Scholz’s trip to China on Saturday.
—Inke Kappeler, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Missy then calls Timbaland on her old school brick cell phone to complain about Busta’s terrible sense of space direction.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Here’s the rub: To date, Nothing has released nothing but earbuds and cell phones—none of which have changed the market dramatically.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
In at least 20% of cases, students refused a direct order and in 6%, they were punished for misusing technology, including being on the cell phones during class or using school computers inappropriately.
—Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Video of the heist was captured on cell phones in real-time.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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