mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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One striking example comes from a mobile phone distributor client of mine that introduced a minimum order policy without consulting retail teams. Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 His brother had been badly damaged by scandal when the family's British tabloids were found to have hacked into mobile phone voicemails and otherwise violated people's privacy. Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025 Compromised personal information of Dior shoppers included name, gender, mobile phone number, email address, mailing address, spending level, shopping preferences and other information that the shopper might have included voluntarily. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland laughs at his mobile phone during the Pro-Am prior to the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club on September 13, 2023 in Virginia Water, England. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

Word History

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 13 Sep. 2025.

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