How to Use this is it in a Sentence

this is it

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  • If there’s one place to book in advance in Christchurch, this is it.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
  • 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 time for the Democrats to nominate a female candidate for president, this is it.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • 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
  • There's a good reason this is considered one of the best movies ever made, and if any romance is likely to consume you with regret for the one that got away, this is it.
    Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 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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