déjà vu

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It could be déjà vu this earnings season.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Plaid Cymru's Westminster Leader, Liz Saville Roberts, said the announcement would "feel like déjà vu to many people in Wales", saying the new stations had already been announced in last year's Spending Review.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Those with memories of a bear market have a “malaise that comes with the instantly gone, flickering feeling of déjà vu: We have all been here before.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

When “Rebuilding” premiered at Sundance in January, Southern California festivalgoers couldn’t help but feel a queasy déjà vu: The Eaton and Palisades fires were still raging, destroying communities and displacing so many.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Reading the paper, he must have felt that inescapable chill of déjà vu running through his spine: the “certain Mendel” had certainly preempted de Vries by more than three decades.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee