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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Trump, who had frequently stared at the jury of his peers during the trial, would not make eye contact with them as his sentence was pronounced.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Her head drooping, Carolina made brief eye contact with the camera multiple times, but only briefly, before returning to her depressed, drooping stance.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Romy drinks the milk, much to the bewilderment of the people around her, while making direct eye contact with the younger employee.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Gi-hun’s unmasked hostage is shot by a fellow soldier — shortly after making loaded eye contact with In-ho.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Her head drooping, Carolina made brief eye contact with the camera multiple times, but only briefly, before returning to her depressed, drooping stance.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Romy drinks the milk, much to the bewilderment of the people around her, while making direct eye contact with the younger employee.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Gi-hun’s unmasked hostage is shot by a fellow soldier — shortly after making loaded eye contact with In-ho.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Eye contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20contact. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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