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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However, one-year-old Willow, a Ragdoll, refused to make eye contact with them.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
This includes mutual care, emotional synchrony and subtle cues like tone, eye contact and body language.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Gino notably avoided eye contact while Jasmine discussed her pregnancy, highlighting just how much had changed since their apparent reconciliation.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2025
People who have lots of weak ties, who make eye contact and idle chitchat with baristas and neighbors, feel happier than those who don’t, her studies find.
—Olga Khazan, Vox, 11 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
This includes mutual care, emotional synchrony and subtle cues like tone, eye contact and body language.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Gino notably avoided eye contact while Jasmine discussed her pregnancy, highlighting just how much had changed since their apparent reconciliation.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2025
People who have lots of weak ties, who make eye contact and idle chitchat with baristas and neighbors, feel happier than those who don’t, her studies find.
—Olga Khazan, Vox, 11 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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