Sentence examples for said is this from inspiring English sources

Trash, Mr. Ahmed said, "is this most basic thing.

"Wait a minute," he said, "is this the same song?

"Hello," a man said, "is this Roxana Robinson?" "Yes," I said.

But the real secret, Dr. Wachara said, is this: "Thailand has Lady Kobchitt".

I sent them back and said is this the sort of thing you're after.

"But the scariest thing," she said, "is this talk about a seven-day NHS.

"Harlem," he said, "is this amazing urban brand that has fallen into decay".

Her New Year's resolution, she said, is this: "To inspire whoever needs inspiration.

"What the court said is this kind of a bonding mechanism is legal," he said.

All he'd have said is, "this is how I'd do it".

Later, he picked up my wife's bra and said, "is *this* a booby trap?" Kind of, yeah!