mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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There was the innovative foldable Samsung mobile phone launched in 2020, now a coveted relic of collaborations past. — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026 Motorola invented the mobile phone, but by the time Brown was handed the reins, its cellphone business had been outpaced by Nokia and Samsung. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Oracle logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Cook touched mobile phone and did not wash hands or change gloves before returning to food preparation at the cook’s line. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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