mobile phone

noun

Examples of mobile phone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The work has paid off and the party has won support from former Conservative donors including mobile phone magnate John Caudwell, and the billionaire owner of fashion brand Belstaff, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 July 2024 Dressed in a Saint Laurent skirt suit—a hulking mobile phone in hand—she was flanked by models dressed by fashon houses like Issey Miyake and Comme de Garçons. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 June 2024 That could be a mobile phone or pay-TV company that will trade a lack of churn for a lower average revenue per user (ARPU). Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024 Thousands of Verizon users reported mobile phone call issues around the same time, but Verizon saw fewer reports for a shorter duration of time overall. Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mobile phone 

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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mobile phone

noun

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