comfort zone
noun
1
: the temperature range within which one is comfortable
2
: the level at which one functions with ease and familiarity
Examples of comfort zone in a Sentence
He pushes the players to perform beyond their comfort zone.
I need to expand my comfort zone and try new things.
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One of Newman’s favorite ways to get out of her comfort zone?
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Baez and Seeger are more down-to-earth talents, prodigiously gifted certainly, but artists who stayed within their comfort zones, namely the harmonizing of folk music and activist politics.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
That absurdity carries through as this tongue-in-cheek adventure takes Saira out of her comfort zone in more ways than one.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
If you’re partnered, encourage yourself to step outside of your comfort zone in the bedroom.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Baez and Seeger are more down-to-earth talents, prodigiously gifted certainly, but artists who stayed within their comfort zones, namely the harmonizing of folk music and activist politics.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
That absurdity carries through as this tongue-in-cheek adventure takes Saira out of her comfort zone in more ways than one.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
If you’re partnered, encourage yourself to step outside of your comfort zone in the bedroom.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comfort zone
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“Comfort zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20zone. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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