Examples of eye contact in a Sentence
He maintained eye contact with me throughout the conversation.
The speaker made eye contact with audience members.
The jury avoided eye contact with the defendant as the verdict was read.
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The novel also suggests—mumblingly, without making eye contact, not wanting to be corny about it—that one’s own self becomes a little less hideous the more one attends to other selves.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Insight Meditation Society, which offers programs ranging in length from weekends to several-months-long, enforces a few additional measures to remove distractions—no electronics, no books, even no eye contact.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
The novel also suggests—mumblingly, without making eye contact, not wanting to be corny about it—that one’s own self becomes a little less hideous the more one attends to other selves.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Steady, intentional eye contact conveys attentiveness and respect.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the Insight Meditation Society, which offers programs ranging in length from weekends to several-months-long, enforces a few additional measures to remove distractions—no electronics, no books, even no eye contact.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
The novel also suggests—mumblingly, without making eye contact, not wanting to be corny about it—that one’s own self becomes a little less hideous the more one attends to other selves.
—Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Steady, intentional eye contact conveys attentiveness and respect.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for eye contact
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“Eye contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20contact. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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