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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A woman who survived a crash that saw her car plunge hundreds of feet down a mountainside in north Wales said her mobile phone saved her life.

From BBC • May 20, 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

He also explained that he watched the footage on a mobile phone and not on a monitor.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Vodafone last week announced it would take full ownership of Britain's biggest mobile phone operator, VodafoneThree.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He is holding, in his right hand, a wallet and a Nokia mobile phone with a red, white, and blue face-plate.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman