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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Tonioli, 69, agrees, admitting that as a dancer (and judge on Dancing with the Stars), he wasn’t put as far out of his comfort zone as his co-stars, but they were each challenged in unique ways.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Yet the pandemic inspired drivers to get out of their comfort zones and expand their horizons, literally.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline Here, Morrison talks to Deadline about stepping outside her comfort zone and the importance of telling female stories.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
No coach is going to come in and completely divert them out of their comfort zones.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Yet the pandemic inspired drivers to get out of their comfort zones and expand their horizons, literally.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline Here, Morrison talks to Deadline about stepping outside her comfort zone and the importance of telling female stories.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
No coach is going to come in and completely divert them out of their comfort zones.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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 Dec. 2024.
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