déjà vu

Example Sentences

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“It’s déjà vu all over again,” said Mansoor, who was a brigade commander in Iraq shortly after the 2003 invasion and later a top aide to Gen. David Petraeus.

From The Wall Street Journal

Conversely, those who regurgitate old styles might leave visitors with an unpleasant sense of déjà vu.

From The Wall Street Journal

The street I’m walking on hasn’t been paved yet, it’s cobblestone, and walking on it gives me a sense of déjà vu, as if I have been here before, seen this before, done this before.

From Literature

Living a nightmare of deja vu from a decade ago with a Honda engine short of power and hybrid capability, Alonso described the new season as "the battery world championship".

From BBC

For elder millennials like me, this war feels something like déjà vu—or perhaps a bad dream that never quite ends.

From Slate