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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Great political filmmakers, by confronting not only the complacencies of popular political filmmaking but the doctrinal comfort zone of the art-house audience, revitalize their own art.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Your comfort zone is getting a shake-up, Virgo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Throughout their travels, the women dive headfirst into new experiences like bungee jumping and feeding giraffes, pushing them out of their comfort zones and into vulnerable moments.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hitmaker Ozuna spoke candidly about how experimenting with Afrobeats opened doors for him and got him out of a comfort zone that reggaetón was becoming.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Your comfort zone is getting a shake-up, Virgo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Throughout their travels, the women dive headfirst into new experiences like bungee jumping and feeding giraffes, pushing them out of their comfort zones and into vulnerable moments.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hitmaker Ozuna spoke candidly about how experimenting with Afrobeats opened doors for him and got him out of a comfort zone that reggaetón was becoming.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 21 Oct. 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 1 Nov. 2025.
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