comfort zone
noun
the range of atmospheric temperature and humidity considered comfortable for most people.
comfort zones
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pluralof comfort zone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I was upset that I’d never be able to thank her, to laud her for pushing students out of their comfort zones by showing them documentaries that were not easily palatable.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
“We try to get people out of their comfort zones and eating paper. I want to bring out the child in them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Texas Tech’s accounting program last year started paying faculty teaching innovation grants to use AI in creative ways in the classroom, a move to encourage professors to get out of their comfort zones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The pupils are also encouraged to step outside their comfort zones.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Occasionally, he would exclaim over a view or regard with admiration some passing marvel of nature, but mostly to him hiking was a tiring, dirty, pointless slog between distantly spaced comfort zones.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
