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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Ambrose has to go trawling in increasingly dangerous waters to make ends meet and put food on the table but, when his livelihood becomes too precarious, he is forced to look for work further afield and out of his comfort zone.
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Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
The Blanket adds another dimension, connecting to the Cover's system and maintaining dual comfort zones on both sides of the body for both sleepers.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Central among them are questions about the role of women, the exercise of power in the church hierarchy and the move to a more missionary church that gets out of its comfort zone.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Over the next few days, my father absorbed Teddy into his comfort zone, touring him around the art studio.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
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Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
The Blanket adds another dimension, connecting to the Cover's system and maintaining dual comfort zones on both sides of the body for both sleepers.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Central among them are questions about the role of women, the exercise of power in the church hierarchy and the move to a more missionary church that gets out of its comfort zone.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Over the next few days, my father absorbed Teddy into his comfort zone, touring him around the art studio.
—Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 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 28 May. 2025.
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