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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That experience in England helped shape his willingness to take risks, travel and play outside his comfort zone.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Did the 24-year-old New Jersey native sign up for some routines that are out of her comfort zone?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Step out of your comfort zone and agree to go out with him.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
And, as both the Mohammads and their customers have learned over the last four years, just outside your comfort zone isn’t such a bad place to be.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Did the 24-year-old New Jersey native sign up for some routines that are out of her comfort zone?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Step out of your comfort zone and agree to go out with him.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
And, as both the Mohammads and their customers have learned over the last four years, just outside your comfort zone isn’t such a bad place to be.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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