Example Sentences

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He described the region as a "Goldilocks zone" where it "never gets too cold, never gets too hot", with high rainfall supporting woodland growth.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

They describe this as a chemical Goldilocks zone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2021, Long and colleagues followed up with a vanadium-based MOF that grabs hydrogen molecules more tightly at 21 kJ/mol, in the heart of the Goldilocks zone.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023

At least to the human nose, cow’s milk is in the Goldilocks zone of being “just right.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

He described his fitness level as “right in that Goldilocks zone between gym rat and dad bod.”

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2020