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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North Korea had 6.35 million mobile phone subscriptions at the end of 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the International Telecommunications Union.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The pair have now saved enough to buy a mobile phone and have ambitions of investing in a van.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist's mobile phone overturned.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Ghey has been campaigning for social media and mobile phone restrictions among youngsters after 16-year-old Brianna was killed by two teenagers in a Warrington park in 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It wasn’t a very good mobile phone connection, which made it easier for Aimee to answer in monosyllables and not have to explain why.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin