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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Clinicians are learning to ask deeper questions: Is that eye contact forced and exhausting?
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Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Cuomo looked down at his podium as Lander said this, avoiding eye contact with the audience.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Children who give short answers, avoid eye contact, or seem overly eager to please may be hiding their true feelings.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 May 2025
The rapper, actor and producer, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, took the witness stand shortly before 11 a.m., with Combs looking straight ahead and avoiding any eye contact.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
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Alison Escalante, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Cuomo looked down at his podium as Lander said this, avoiding eye contact with the audience.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Children who give short answers, avoid eye contact, or seem overly eager to please may be hiding their true feelings.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 27 May 2025
The rapper, actor and producer, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, took the witness stand shortly before 11 a.m., with Combs looking straight ahead and avoiding any eye contact.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 May 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 27 Jun. 2025.
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