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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The investigation remains open as officials are still awaiting information from cell phones belonging to Arakawa and Hackman.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Don't respond immediately to such a call without calling the real grandchild on his or her cell phone or call the parents and confirm the whereabouts of the grandchild.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Carbon emission stats can be seen throughout the visualization, and Anadol claimed that running the artwork for one year takes the equivalent energy consumption of charging four cell phones over the same time span.
—Chris Erik Thomas, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The investigation remains open as officials are still awaiting information from cell phones belonging to Arakawa and Hackman.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Don't respond immediately to such a call without calling the real grandchild on his or her cell phone or call the parents and confirm the whereabouts of the grandchild.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Carbon emission stats can be seen throughout the visualization, and Anadol claimed that running the artwork for one year takes the equivalent energy consumption of charging four cell phones over the same time span.
—Chris Erik Thomas, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 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 19 Mar. 2025.
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