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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Many of the individuals, including some concealing their faces with masks and hoods, appeared to be filming the cruiser with cell phones.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Combs also asked for the video in calls with Garcia on the security desk phone line and on Garcia’s personal cell phone, Garcia said.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The president has also expressed an interest in Greenland because of its rare earth minerals, which are needed in electronics like cell phones and electric cars.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Infante said Scott gave investigators a passcode for that cell phone in January.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
Combs also asked for the video in calls with Garcia on the security desk phone line and on Garcia’s personal cell phone, Garcia said.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The president has also expressed an interest in Greenland because of its rare earth minerals, which are needed in electronics like cell phones and electric cars.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 June 2025
Infante said Scott gave investigators a passcode for that cell phone in January.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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