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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Pauken gave Person 1 a laptop and a mobile phone, which had encrypted messaging apps connected to an account with usernames Catherine and Cathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

As the investigation progressed, we did everything we could to corroborate the women's accounts - including scouring mobile phone histories, speaking to other cast members, as well as friends and family.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

He read from a law passed just a year earlier that made it a class A misdemeanor to drive carelessly for any number of reasons, including using a mobile phone.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel