Sentence examples for virtually closing from inspiring English sources

But it set off a series of unfortunate events that somehow succeeded in virtually closing down the airport, stranding tens of thousands of gift-toting passengers during the busiest travel period of the year.

His decision was attributed to his loss against Martha Coakley in the Democratic primary for Senate, virtually closing any possibility for running for higher office.

"If they take over the parking structure, they're virtually closing down the museums, because there's no place to park," said Robert Stein, a member of the Science Center board of directors.

Spain has virtually closed the frontier.

The mining industry virtually closed for days.

Now the hospital is virtually closed.

Now, those markets are virtually closed to such financing.

On the short sixteenth, he made a good par save, which virtually closed it out.

ON JUNE 3rd, France was virtually closed by yet another nationwide strike.

Although a founder member of GATT, until 1991 its economy was virtually closed.

The largest city in the United States, the financial capital of the world, was virtually closed down.