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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While the man puts his arm around the woman, the two avoid eye contact, staring blankly in opposite directions.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Don’t look for hidden meaning in neurodivergent colleagues’ body language or eye contact.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Several parents who sought the therapy for their children told The Times they were intrigued by providers’ claims that a majority of autistic patients in one study had better speech and eye contact after treatment.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Mariel Blatt was handing out brochures for & Juliet under a tunnel of scaffolding near 42nd and Broadway while a throng of passersby did their best to avoid eye contact.
—Max Cea, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Don’t look for hidden meaning in neurodivergent colleagues’ body language or eye contact.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Several parents who sought the therapy for their children told The Times they were intrigued by providers’ claims that a majority of autistic patients in one study had better speech and eye contact after treatment.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Mariel Blatt was handing out brochures for & Juliet under a tunnel of scaffolding near 42nd and Broadway while a throng of passersby did their best to avoid eye contact.
—Max Cea, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Eye contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20contact. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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