As for the opera: its familiar contours were in place from the start.

By late yesterday, reaction to the shooting had settled into familiar contours.

The familiar contours of her face made him ache with longing.

She slipped into its familiar contours still in shock.

The familiar contours of his mattress cradled him like a welcoming hand.

His hands roamed her familiar contours, smooth and softly rounded.

Morimoto was taking shape, and it, too, had familiar contours.

He slid into his chair, letting the familiar contours support his body.

There it was, its contours familiar from years of touching.

In 1989, with trends assuming a familiar contour, they switched to once a month.