How to Use cell in a Sentence

cell

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  • The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight.
  • Carlile then picks up her cell and the pair get down to business.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2022
  • He had been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in 2023.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • FindMy app to share your location with friends and family if there’s no cell service.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
  • When this occurs to cells in the SCN, the brain has a hard time syncing to the time of day through the presence or absence of light.
    — Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Intestinal metaplasia can develop when the cells that line your digestive tract are damaged.
    — Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Stands at the markets were full of fresh fruits and vegetables—eggplants, onions, grapes, potatoes—but electricity, cell service and water were out.
    — Thomas Grove, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Early research suggests that CBD may help to reduce inflammation and promote healthy skin cell growth.
    — Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • He and Staron had been locked in their cell together since about 7:20 p.m. the night before, according to charging documents.
    — Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2022
  • And because the solar cells are thinner, and therefore less prone to defects, the performance of the cell only improves over time compared to its thicker counterparts.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
  • It’s a signal fired off from one neuron to another when the difference in the voltage between the inside and outside of the cell reaches a critical threshold.
    — Allison Whitten, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The latter will supply its photovoltaic cells for optional solar paneling for the upcoming compact electric truck.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Reese's Law requires consumer products with button cell or coin batteries to include warnings about the severe risk of injury from battery ingestion on the product and on the box.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In 1915, a mob dragged him from his prison cell and lynched him.
    — Erin Kutch, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Mitchell was in a concrete cell, with only a drain in the floor, the suit says.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • At the jail, Wiley gave the key to Choate’s cell to his (Wiley’s) wife.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
  • The video shows the officers wrestling with Otieno through a slot in his cell door.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
  • In his cell on death row, her boyfriend kept a cellphone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Tiny, coffin-like cells that four men were made to share.
    — James Longman, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Later that morning, the lawsuit states, Gantt her the lock open on her cell, and the door opened.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 June 2023
  • As the disease progressed, the rod cells around the edges of my retina would die, followed by the cones.
    — Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • That followed the death of a 27-year-old man who was found hanging in his cell last week.
    — Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • There are times, usually in the evening, when cell service can be hit-or-miss due to the size of the crowd.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Every cell in the brain has the gene for making the prion protein.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
  • To ensure her safety, she was housed in a single cell, the jail said.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This leads to a cycle of increasing wear and tear as cells age.
    — Ellen Quarles, Fortune Well, 7 July 2023
  • Down the hall is a row of metal black doors that open to windowless cells.
    — Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The new cell type could help fight diseases, even cancer.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2023
  • This can help fill the gaps between your skin cells — and lock in moisture while your skin is still damp.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • This means the phone may have been in area without cell coverage or the phone was turned off.
    — Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023

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