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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Following Seiders’ arrest, officials searched his residence, vehicle, and cell phone and found evidence implicating him in the two Chick-fil-A incidents and additional crimes, according to the news release.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Some recent innovations have tapped into cell phone data or social media posts, but these efforts are usually geographically limited.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Vendors hawk deals on cell phones and patio furniture, causing minor traffic jams.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
South Wales Police urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact them, including footage from cell phones, CCTV cameras, doorbells, or dash-cams.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Some recent innovations have tapped into cell phone data or social media posts, but these efforts are usually geographically limited.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Vendors hawk deals on cell phones and patio furniture, causing minor traffic jams.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
South Wales Police urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact them, including footage from cell phones, CCTV cameras, doorbells, or dash-cams.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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 22 Apr. 2025.
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