- a variation of cell phone.
cellphone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But cold-calling the president of the United States — on his personal cellphone — made me feel like a cub reporter all over again.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
One employee was so bored that she was on her cellphone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Rinderknecht has acknowledged he hiked up to the area on the night of the fire, and cellphone evidence shows he placed several 911 calls reporting the flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
SpaceX essentially created the modern space economy by pioneering reusable rockets, which dramatically lowered the cost of reaching orbit, enabling applications like space-based cellphone connectivity.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Her cellphone battery was dying, and she needed to get inside, to somewhere that had electrical outlets and objects moving faster than me and Julia.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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