How to Use cell in a Sentence

cell

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  • The suspect was in the police station's holding cell overnight.
  • In his cell on death row, her boyfriend kept a cellphone.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Today’s puzzle is a bit of a tricky one, though one with a bit of gusto to warm up your little grey cells.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Sands is infamous for smearing the walls of his cell with excrement.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Activist Sandra Bland was pulled over for a traffic violation and, three days later, found dead in her jail cell.
    — Safire R. Sostre, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The radiation imprints on your DNA and each time your cell divides, the mutation will be present in the new cells.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • As the volley of legal challenges played out, Roberson sat in a cell of the Huntsville Unit where his execution was set to take place.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Research suggests that vitamin D may help protect insulin-producing cells.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
  • As such, common subjects include human, animal and plant cells, slime mold, extreme close-ups of insects, and physical processes frozen in time.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Furthermore, the minerals and vitamins found in this mushroom provide essential nutrients for cell growth and development.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2023
  • In 1915, a mob dragged him from his prison cell and lynched him.
    — Erin Kutch, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Mitchell was in a concrete cell, with only a drain in the floor, the suit says.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • At the jail, Wiley gave the key to Choate’s cell to his (Wiley’s) wife.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
  • The video shows the officers wrestling with Otieno through a slot in his cell door.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Later that morning, the lawsuit states, Gantt her the lock open on her cell, and the door opened.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 June 2023
  • As the disease progressed, the rod cells around the edges of my retina would die, followed by the cones.
    — Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • There are times, usually in the evening, when cell service can be hit-or-miss due to the size of the crowd.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Every cell in the brain has the gene for making the prion protein.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
  • To ensure her safety, she was housed in a single cell, the jail said.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This leads to a cycle of increasing wear and tear as cells age.
    — Ellen Quarles, Fortune Well, 7 July 2023
  • This can help fill the gaps between your skin cells — and lock in moisture while your skin is still damp.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • From the confines of his prison cell, Dame has watched Adonis live what could’ve been — what should’ve been — his life.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • So, pretty much locked up in a hotel room instead of a jail cell.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There are many different kinds of cells in the retina of a human eye.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The retina, located in the back of the eye, contains two types of light-detecting cells called cones and rods.
    — Matthew Solan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Some are standing outside in the yard; others are leaning out of the windows of their cells.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN, 13 June 2024
  • Some agreed that retinol can help with skin cell turnover and enhancing the skin barrier.
    — Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 7 July 2023
  • This visor-looking mask emits three types of light—red, blue, and amber, the latter of which is shown to help with cell turnover.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The guard ordered Gella and Orin back, opening up the cell to assess Axel.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Images of the epithelial cells are transferred to a laptop, tablet, or phone.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2024

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