cell phone
nounDefinition of cell phone
: 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
While a lot of players were napping or playing on their cell phones, Jackson had his iPad out, studying plays. — Nathan Baird, cleveland.com, "Jonah Jackson and Ohio State football’s offensive line continuing to come together," 6 Sep. 2019 On the crucial day, Mills was at lunch with Max Foster, a rival reporter from CNN, when, around 1:40 p.m., her cell phone rang. — K.j. Yossman, Marie Claire, "Inside the Cutthroat World of Royal Gossips," 5 Sep. 2019 Her purse and backpack were left at home, and her cell phone has been turned off. — oregonlive, "Police seek help to find missing teen in Vancouver," 2 Sep. 2019 Weinstein mostly kept quiet during a brief appearance in a Manhattan courtroom aside from some brief exchanges with Judge James Burke, who at one point scolded him for pulling out his cell phone during the proceeding. — Washington Post, "Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment, trial delayed," 26 Aug. 2019 Robert Hickey has to move around his home on Linwood Avenue in Bel Air, often resorting to going outside, to use his cell phone. — Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, "Bel Air residents support cell tower at St. Matthew Lutheran Church," 20 Aug. 2019 But supervisors quickly began using the technology to catch agents for minor infringements such as dress-code violations or use of their personal cell phones during breaks. — Rose Eveleth, Scientific American, "Your Employer May Be Spying on You—and Wasting Its Time," 16 Aug. 2019 Investigators believe a verbal argument turned physical, and Spaulding allegedly punched her multiple times and took away her cell phone. — Lucas Peerman, USA TODAY, "New Mexico man choked a cat, fed it meth, abused his girlfriend, police say," 13 Aug. 2019 Some have pictures of the documents stored on their cell phones. — Sara Harrison, WIRED, "To Help Migrants at the Border, Aid Groups Deploy Tech," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cell phone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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