eye contact
nounDefinition of eye contact
: visual contact with another person's eyes
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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Security footage revealed a man -- with his head down, wearing gloves and avoiding eye contact on the security camera -- enter the store overnight. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Driver with fake ID cited for underage consumption: Broadview Heights Police Blotter," 7 Aug. 2019 Most of these images are intimate but straightforward, the direct eye contact tracing the palpable relationship between sitter and photographer. — Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, "A Laura Aguilar retrospective gives turns an eye to her beautiful views of people outside the mainstream," 22 July 2019 Avoiding eye contact or looking threatening — as if warning not to get closer — can signal that the person doesn’t want to embrace, said Dudley. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "To hug or not to hug: A 5-step guide to embracing at work," 13 July 2019 Arbitelle then raised a knife with his right hand in front of his face, all while keeping eye contact with Relyea, the report reads. — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, "Danbury officer, under investigation for police shooting this month, cleared in deadly 2018 shooting," 12 July 2019 Apple is reportedly tackling that problem with its third iOS 13 developer beta, adding a feature that will automatically fake eye contact for you. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "FaceTime will correct your fake eye contact through feature in iOS 13, report says," 3 July 2019 There also is evidence that dogs are more inclined to make eye contact than wolves, and data shows humans are moved by infant-like canine features, known as paedomorphism. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Why you think your dog loves you," 18 June 2019 Oh yes, that spooky eye contact all witches are so famous for. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, "Bachelor in Paradise Season 5, Episode 9 Recap: We Need to Talk About the 'Russian Witch Hunt'," 5 Sep. 2018 And no one expected such intensity: Pence made feverish eye contact, and allegedly spoke with the passion of a revivalist preacher about the need for the team to reawaken. — Ben Rowen, The Atlantic, "Finding the Formula for Team Chemistry," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eye contact.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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