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

Her mobile phone, which she had for work, "became a real pinch point for him because he knew that was contact with the outside world".

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

But this evening there were two emergencies, so Father told me to behave and to ring him on his mobile phone if there was a problem, and then he went out in the van.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon