cell phone

noun

variants or less commonly cellphone

ˈsel-ˌfōn

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 The Grapevine-Colleyville, Richardson and Keller school districts are imposing stricter rules this year on students' use of cell phones during school hours. —

Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024 According to Worthy, an analysis of Hoover's cell phone showed about 4,000 text messages with a number attributed to Burks, who also lived in Detroit. —

Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024 Granted, there are no cell phones, some of the residents don’t even have a phone. —

Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024 This compact medical kit is slightly larger than a cell phone and contains a whopping 110 pieces of equipment, from a foil blanket to bandages. —

Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cell phone

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