How to Use cell in a Sentence

cell

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  • The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight.
  • At the jail, Wiley gave the key to Choate’s cell to his (Wiley’s) wife.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
  • Later that morning, the lawsuit states, Gantt her the lock open on her cell, and the door opened.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • So, pretty much locked up in a hotel room instead of a jail cell.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Some agreed that retinol can help with skin cell turnover and enhancing the skin barrier.
    — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 7 July 2023
  • Images of the epithelial cells are transferred to a laptop, tablet, or phone.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The rays hit sterol compounds, found in the cells of plants, animals and fungi, and start a conversion process.
    — Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • As these cells age, they are broken down, and urochrome is made, which is then filtered by the kidneys and gives urine its color.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The full cells burst within five days, releasing spores that travel throughout the body.
    — Ashli Blow, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The cell was made of cinder blocks and contained a metal door installed in reverse so it could not be opened from the inside.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Macías explained that prisoners didn’t leave their cells even for meals.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • An October scan shows that some cancer cells remain in her spine and breast.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The process breaks down to about five to eight days for healing, and 30 days for the color to fully set, once skin cells have completed a cycle of turnover.
    — Sarah Carr, Allure, 5 July 2023
  • On the scale of the brain and its cells, the scanner is still in an intermediate zone of resolution.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Magic Johnson answered his cell on the first ring and in a nanosecond his excitement was at a fever pitch.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Without cell service, DeFreece ran on the trail toward the parking lot trying to find an opening in the tree canopy.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Molina then meets Marxist Valentin Arregui Paz in his cell, and the two form an unlikely bond.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Jan. 2024
  • In his cultivator, a turbine mixes in all the food the cells need to grow: amino acids, fats, vitamins.
    — Allison Aubrey, CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • This result was confirmed when the team analyzed the medium that was taken off after the cells had grown in it.
    — Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Jail officials had placed Kip on suicide watch, in a cell with no sheets and only paper clothes.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Together, these chemical exfoliants boost cell turnover to help smooth away tiny bumps and dullness while clearing pores of blackheads and dirt.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Radiation exposure causes cell damage and increases the risk of cancer.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 14 Aug. 2024

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