Sentence examples for close for so from inspiring English sources

It is appropriate that the two institutions were so physically close for so long.

Late returns signaled that after a race that had seemed so close for so long, the first lady defeated her opponent by a double-digit margin.

"Marshall and I had been so close for so long and it was painful to have the rift between us like the one that followed".

For example, his Phoenix Suns, so close for so many years to the title that ultimately eluded them, signed forward Danny Manning, whom Colangelo saw as the missing piece for a championship team.

A Senate race that seemed so close for so long broke sharply for the Republicans tonight as Wayne Allard was elected to a second term, defeating the same Democrat he beat six years ago.

I know it was the end of their season and how tough it is for us going on tour in the summer, but we were desperate for a victory over one of the big southern hemisphere teams after coming so close for so long.

It has been quite something that it has been closed for so long".

They had been closed for so long, I couldn't remember them ever being open.

"Is it normal to keep the Communist-era archives closed for so many years in a country in NATO and the E.U.?" he asked.

Sometimes he got into the office so early, and kept the door closed for so long, that when his staff left at the end of the day, they were unsure if their boss had ever come in.

Because the bar has been closed for so many years, it will need city permission to reclaim its status as a bar and restaurant grandfathered into a sleepy, residential street.