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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Nonverbal Communication: Nonverbal cues—facial expressions, eye contact, posture, gesticulation—constitute a significant portion (55%) of the message.
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Su Bridgman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Signs that may indicate you are include: keeping eye contact with a soft, loving gaze; physical contact, including licking, leaning, and sleeping in tour bed; bringing you gifts; and just being generally excited to see you.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The dynamic the two built wasn’t born in the writers’ room—it was built between takes, crafted in eye contact, shaped by mutual trust, and hardened under the pressures of being Black artists asked to do twice as much for half the credit.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 July 2025
Slowly back away from the animal while avoiding direct eye contact.
—Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
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Su Bridgman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Signs that may indicate you are include: keeping eye contact with a soft, loving gaze; physical contact, including licking, leaning, and sleeping in tour bed; bringing you gifts; and just being generally excited to see you.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The dynamic the two built wasn’t born in the writers’ room—it was built between takes, crafted in eye contact, shaped by mutual trust, and hardened under the pressures of being Black artists asked to do twice as much for half the credit.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 July 2025
Slowly back away from the animal while avoiding direct eye contact.
—Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
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 22 Aug. 2025.
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