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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Something in the air in Curaçao just pushes you out of your comfort zone and encourages you to try new things.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama will have to go through physical defense after physical defense, each of which will spend an entire series looking for ways to knock him out of his comfort zone in hopes of wearing him down.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
A lot of 14, 15-year-olds aren’t thinking about that, leaving home and committing to all the work, being out of your comfort zone, being in a foreign country, learning a new language, having two practices a day.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Creative work often demands emotional investment, long stretches of focus and a willingness to push past comfort zones.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama will have to go through physical defense after physical defense, each of which will spend an entire series looking for ways to knock him out of his comfort zone in hopes of wearing him down.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
A lot of 14, 15-year-olds aren’t thinking about that, leaving home and committing to all the work, being out of your comfort zone, being in a foreign country, learning a new language, having two practices a day.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Creative work often demands emotional investment, long stretches of focus and a willingness to push past comfort zones.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
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 21 Apr. 2026.
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