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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Lali rubbed against me about twenty times, weaving back and forth against my legs, meowing, making eye contact.
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Examples at an airport included a person having no control of their travel documents or identification papers, exhibiting anxious or nervous behavior and avoiding eye contact, not speaking on their own behalf and asking permission from a companion to eat or use the restroom.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Start with the basics: a clean and simple background, proper lighting and a camera positioned at eye level to maintain natural eye contact.
—Stephanie Coughlan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Anyone coming into contact with a mountain lion is advised to, rather than run away, back away slowly while maintaining eye contact and holding out their arms to appear as big as possible.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Examples at an airport included a person having no control of their travel documents or identification papers, exhibiting anxious or nervous behavior and avoiding eye contact, not speaking on their own behalf and asking permission from a companion to eat or use the restroom.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Start with the basics: a clean and simple background, proper lighting and a camera positioned at eye level to maintain natural eye contact.
—Stephanie Coughlan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Anyone coming into contact with a mountain lion is advised to, rather than run away, back away slowly while maintaining eye contact and holding out their arms to appear as big as possible.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2025.
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