comfort zone

noun

: the temperature range within which one is comfortable

: the level at which one functions with ease and familiarity

Example Sentences

He pushes the players to perform beyond their comfort zone. I need to expand my comfort zone and try new things.

Recent Examples on the Web After a week in which little seemed to go his way, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida got back into his comfort zone: talking up his lengthy list of policy achievements in front of a receptive conservative audience outside Washington. —

Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023 Cohen says cooking classes can get you out of your comfort zone. —

Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023 Our last album, This Can’t Be Everything, was definitely outside of our comfort zone. —

Danny Klein, SPIN, 3 Mar. 2023 Despite stepping out of his comfort zone, Thompson said there is some familiarity with the situation. —

Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023 El-Rashidi was far outside his comfort zone, and not just because this was the first real ice-climb for someone used to indoor climbing gyms or rocks out West. —

Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2023 What about my comfort zone? —

Andrew Bahl, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023 Being in a different country and getting myself out of my comfort zone really shifted my point-of-view of the world and of myself. —

Sara Merican, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 Whereas plenty of stars opt for a specific aesthetic for their Oscars campaign, Yeoh isn't afraid to experiment and step outside of her comfort zone and reinvent her style every time. —

Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2023 See More

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