How to Use this is it in a Sentence

this is it

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  • If there were ever a time for the stars to align in women’s golf, this is it.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • David was adamant, though, that after 24 years, this is it.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2024
  • And if there was ever a time to upgrade to first class, this is it.
    Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
  • View Photos Ford makes just one car these days, and this is it.
    Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 25 July 2023
  • If there were ever a case of throwing the baby out with the bath, this is it.
    WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • If ever there was a play that was of its moment, this is it.
    Rhoda Feng, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But if there was ever a game to take their advice, this is it.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • So, for anyone looking to brighten up their craft room or give it a cute retro feel, this is it.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
  • If ever there was an example of the double standard, this is it.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • If there were ever an audience for School Pictures, this is it.
    Vulture, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The ex-President has a playbook, and this is it: Go on offense, attack, attack, attack.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023
  • There are a couple alternatives in Lorraine and nearby, but this is it.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 July 2023
  • If there was ever a place where the Trump team looked old and tired (and orange), and the Biden Administration looks modern and vigorous, this is it.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
  • If there were ever a case to expect religion to inform people’s politics, this is it — with eyes on the 2024 election.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • If there were ever a case to expect religion to inform people’s politics, this is it – with eyes on the 2024 election.
    David Campbell, The Conversation, 11 July 2023
  • If there’s a driving equivalent to taking off and landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier, this is it.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • If there was ever a time to embrace diversification, this is it.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • But for cyclists looking for a lightweight, incredibly breathable performance shoe, this is it.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
  • If ever there was a gag genius in its repetitive simplicity (progressing from funny to not so funny to the funniest thing ever), this is it — merely the sharpest cut in an entire episode that just plain kills.
    EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024

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