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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So Rick is making too much eye contact and Aubry's not making enough.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Dramatic, oversized, and allergic to eye contact.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s a genuine warmth here — people actually take the time to slow down, make eye contact, and have real conversations.
—Shindy Chen
february 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
From a few rows back on my right another guitarist makes eye contact, skips the first A chord of the pre-chorus, and frisbees a pack of nickel-wound DR Pure Blues through the air.
—Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Dramatic, oversized, and allergic to eye contact.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
There’s a genuine warmth here — people actually take the time to slow down, make eye contact, and have real conversations.
—Shindy Chen
february 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
From a few rows back on my right another guitarist makes eye contact, skips the first A chord of the pre-chorus, and frisbees a pack of nickel-wound DR Pure Blues through the air.
—Jeff Miller, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Eye contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20contact. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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