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.
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Nancy Guthrie’s cell phone, Apple Watch, wallet and car keys were also found inside the home following her disappearance.
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Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The agents then summoned an FBI agent to come in from outside to show Lemon the warrant on a cell phone.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Her cell phone and car were left behind.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Some teens have been caught based on companies tracking their cell phones with the company GeoComply down to their high schools.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The agents then summoned an FBI agent to come in from outside to show Lemon the warrant on a cell phone.
—CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Her cell phone and car were left behind.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Some teens have been caught based on companies tracking their cell phones with the company GeoComply down to their high schools.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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