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
North Little Rock officials, trying to reach a subsection of the population who doesn't use social media, created a cell phone app for the city to include updates, events, city information and more to be available at the click of a button.
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Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Since then, podcasts have gone mainstream, and are as ubiquitous as cell phones – not surprising considering 70% of listeners use their mobile phones to tune in.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The boy was upset by his mother's removal of his cell phone and reportedly went into her bedroom to grab a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun from the nightstand, the police said.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Items taken from the couple include a wallet, purse, cell phones, smart watches and jewelry, police said.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Since then, podcasts have gone mainstream, and are as ubiquitous as cell phones – not surprising considering 70% of listeners use their mobile phones to tune in.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The boy was upset by his mother's removal of his cell phone and reportedly went into her bedroom to grab a Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun from the nightstand, the police said.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Items taken from the couple include a wallet, purse, cell phones, smart watches and jewelry, police said.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 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 May. 2025.
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