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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Gordon and Lerman have great bedroom chemistry, quipping with each other between thrusts and making direct eye contact.
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Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Yes, a brief friendly glance that produces a smile and a direct reciprocating look can mean you’re being invited to maintain eye contact.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But maintaining eye contact demonstrates engagement and interest.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjust body language, try standing taller and maintaining eye contact, to project confidence.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Yes, a brief friendly glance that produces a smile and a direct reciprocating look can mean you’re being invited to maintain eye contact.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
But maintaining eye contact demonstrates engagement and interest.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjust body language, try standing taller and maintaining eye contact, to project confidence.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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