déjà vu

Example Sentences

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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

To quote Yogi Berra, it’s déjà vu all over again.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 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

There was a moment of déjà vu, because it was the exact same sort of pounding that came in the middle of the night when Scythe Faraday had died.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman