mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

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Rapid population growth across Africa, combined with cheaper mobile phone handsets, and improved digital infrastructure offers opportunities to increase new banking customers faster than in other regions. semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026 One piece is constructed of clay Linear B tablets recast as mobile phone chat bubbles, a meditation on the changing face of language and communication. Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 Shop around Shopping around for new car or home insurance as well as broadband and mobile phone contracts can help save money. Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026 Clicking the wheel leads fans to a mobile phone number for the star’s headquarters. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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mobile phone

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