mobile phone

NOUN

cellular telephone

Synonyms

WEAK

car phone cell phone cell telephone cellular phone digital phone mobile telephone radiotelephone

Example Sentences

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His mobile phone will have been taken and he will have little contact with the outside world.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

In a recent report on SpaceX’s potential impact on the telecom industry, Oppenheimer analyst Tim Horan wrote EchoStar’s Boost mobile phone service could appeal to SpaceX.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It operates a satellite TV business, a mobile phone operation and satellite services.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Despite the "frightening" situation, Marley remained calm and used a mobile phone kept in a waterproof pouch to contact his nan on shore, who called 999.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It wasn’t a very good mobile phone connection, which made it easier for Aimee to answer in monosyllables and not have to explain why.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin