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
Two cell phones from the U.S. citizens and a gray Motorola phone from a migrant.
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Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
The nationwide push to ban cell phones in K-12 classrooms has reached the Chicago area.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Between doorbell cameras, in-home security cameras, police body-cams, and cell phones, much of our world is being recorded.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The suspect gave him back his cell phone and charger but not his glasses.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
The nationwide push to ban cell phones in K-12 classrooms has reached the Chicago area.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Between doorbell cameras, in-home security cameras, police body-cams, and cell phones, much of our world is being recorded.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The suspect gave him back his cell phone and charger but not his glasses.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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 25 Sep. 2024.
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