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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Start by putting your phone away during conversations, maintaining eye contact, and focusing fully on the speaker.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The Vera Rubin Observatory will likely make awkward eye contact with some of them.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
This may sound surprising to some, but my guidance typically delves deeper than the popular advice, like make eye contact, use body language, or share your agenda beforehand.
—Deborah Grayson Riegel, Harvard Business Review, 11 Nov. 2024
If any tension arises, help break eye contact and give each cat space to withdraw.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The Vera Rubin Observatory will likely make awkward eye contact with some of them.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
This may sound surprising to some, but my guidance typically delves deeper than the popular advice, like make eye contact, use body language, or share your agenda beforehand.
—Deborah Grayson Riegel, Harvard Business Review, 11 Nov. 2024
If any tension arises, help break eye contact and give each cat space to withdraw.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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 17 Dec. 2024.
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