Definitions

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

But week on week she has been improving, from having little memory of her past life, and being unable to do simple things she once took for granted, such as using a mobile phone.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

I told them that he had two numbers, one for at home and one which was a mobile phone, and I said both of them.

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