A simple example of such a problem is to find the curve of shortest length connecting two points.

Kevla brushed snow from one such lump, her hands finding the hard curve of a small wooden stool.

He found the curve of a heel at the edge of some snow.

A similar analysis can be done to find the curve followed by the cable supporting a suspension bridge with a horizontal roadway.

Her eyes flew open just as his lips found the delicate curve of her neck.

He pushed in carefully, giving her time to relax and himself time to find the natural curve of her body.

She then found the two-dimensional curve that went along with it, a tangent connecting to it at one point.

Her lips found the curve of his throat, nuzzling against the pulse that beat for her.

His hands found the gentle curve of her waist.

Nave found it claustrophobic: the curve and darkness both restricted her line of sight.