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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Last week, the Trump family’s mobile phone company announced in a social media post that the phones would be “shipping this week” to customers who preordered the device.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The shipping and delivery confusion surrounding the T1 mobile phone is just one part of the story for a device marred in controversy.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Founded in 1970 by Trinity College Cambridge, the park has been responsible for breakthroughs including cancer drugs, Bluetooth technology and mobile phone chips.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The mobile phone shop, and the other two UK firms we investigated, are all listed at Companies House, the government's official registry of businesses.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Mum, Aunt Gloria and Rashid were standing at the table, staring at Aunt Gloria’s mobile phone.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd