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
Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Investigators said Sever's cell phone data and witness accounts put him behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Even so, Uriostegui Rios was flown from a detention center in Louisiana to Texas on November 11, where her attorneys say she was taken across the border to Mexico without money, her daily medications or a cell phone.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The lot is lined with Port-A-Potties and charging stations to plug in items like cell phones, electric blankets and C-PAP machines.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Investigators said Sever's cell phone data and witness accounts put him behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Even so, Uriostegui Rios was flown from a detention center in Louisiana to Texas on November 11, where her attorneys say she was taken across the border to Mexico without money, her daily medications or a cell phone.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The lot is lined with Port-A-Potties and charging stations to plug in items like cell phones, electric blankets and C-PAP machines.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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