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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An associate of Brown also told the chef not to make eye contact with Brown on the way out, the chef told ESPN. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Antonio Brown Faces Lawsuit Over Unpaid $38K Chef's Bill," 14 Aug. 2019 Make eye contact with drivers before crossing and always cross at crosswalks or intersections. — Lauren Harrison, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Safe Kids Carroll: Now’s the time to focus on back-to-school safety," 9 Aug. 2019 Haskins advised them to make eye contact, introduce themselves by name, then ask the name of the other person. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Church teaches nationwide youth homeless outreach in San Diego," 7 Aug. 2019 Attempt eye contact, to see if the woman gets the hint. — Christen A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "How to confront someone talking on speakerphone in public," 26 July 2019 After a sweating man in a half-unbuttoned, pink-striped shirt opened a window on the train, sweltering passengers made rare eye contact, trading looks of approval and relief. — New York Times, "A Heat Wave Bakes Europe, Where Air-Conditioning Is Scarce," 25 July 2019 Oh, and don’t make eye contact; the bear might view that as a sign of aggression. — The Know Staff, The Know, "How to outrun a bear," 23 July 2019 When Ridgeway and Gauthier made eye contact, Ridgeway began running from the deputy. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "New details released in two East Bay officer-involved deaths," 18 July 2019 We had quietly walked out of our rooms, without making eye contact, and assembled in the open field. — Nupur Anand, Quartz India, "Ten days of utter silence pulled me back from the brink of a mental breakdown," 2 July 2019These 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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