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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Photograph: Oyewole Lawal On the day of my visit, an aggregator had delivered a truckload of batteries from laptops, cell phones, and power tools.
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
There will also be a downloadable app for cell phones and other devices.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
When the screaming lessened, some women hugged one another as another recorded herself with her cell phone still screaming.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Detectives on the case have uncovered that Maria Guadalupe Hernandez Garcia does have access to a cell phone, money, credit or debit cards or a vehicle.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
There will also be a downloadable app for cell phones and other devices.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
When the screaming lessened, some women hugged one another as another recorded herself with her cell phone still screaming.
—Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Detectives on the case have uncovered that Maria Guadalupe Hernandez Garcia does have access to a cell phone, money, credit or debit cards or a vehicle.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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