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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United Nations sanctions formally prohibit the import of mobile phone hardware to North Korea.

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

According to Which?, the consumer organisation, mobile phone users in Tenby experience a good connection 54.3% of the time - the worst in the UK.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

In Widow's Bay, Rhys portrays Tom Loftis, the mayor of a community struggling with no wi-fi, poor mobile phone signal and locals who believe the island is cursed.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Owen winced as shotgun shells and a hatchet and his mobile phone tumbled out onto the snow.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz