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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So we get rid of that comfort zone idea.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
It is designed to take adults out of their comfort zone into a child’s world, Johnson said.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
It’s not called a comfort zone for nothing.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Always searching, always growing, always going deeper, always chasing things outside his comfort zone.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
It is designed to take adults out of their comfort zone into a child’s world, Johnson said.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
It’s not called a comfort zone for nothing.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Always searching, always growing, always going deeper, always chasing things outside his comfort zone.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 June 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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