How to Use cell in a Sentence

cell

noun

• The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight.
• Three men who don’t know one another sit in a prison cell.
  — Paul Mozur, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Most plants’ leaf cells die in the cold because ice crystals form that puncture cell walls, and sharp winds dry out tissues.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
• In dementia, these microtubules degrade, resulting in the death of brain cells.
  — New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
• Exfoliation also plays a crucial role by dissolving dead skin cells trapped in pores, keeping them clear and refined.
  — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
• And over the next 2 billion or so years, that bacteria evolved to be the mitochondria that power nearly every cell in the human body.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Dec. 2022
• He was disappointed with the outcome, said Mgdesyan — who spoke with his client at a courthouse holding cell following the proceedings — and plans to appeal.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
• During Combs' time in federal custody, his legal team previously alleged misconduct after his cell was searched.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Later that morning, the lawsuit states, Gantt her the lock open on her cell, and the door opened.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], 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
• 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
• 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
• From the confines of his prison cell, Dame has watched Adonis live what could’ve been — what should’ve been — his life.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• So, pretty much locked up in a hotel room instead of a jail cell.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
• But, if ice forms between the cells, the rigid cell walls protect the membranes from damage.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2023
• There are many different kinds of cells in the retina of a human eye.
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2023
• The retina, located in the back of the eye, contains two types of light-detecting cells called cones and rods.
  — Matthew Solan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• Some are standing outside in the yard; others are leaning out of the windows of their cells.
  — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 13 June 2024
• Even so, he was assigned to the top level in a three-bunk cell and was told no other beds were available.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
• Some agreed that retinol can help with skin cell turnover and enhancing the skin barrier.
  — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 7 July 2023

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024