déjà vu
Example Sentences
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The fact that the outbreak was on a cruise ship, one of the first places COVID-19 started to spread back in early 2020, is giving tons of people déjà vu.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
“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 ● Mar. 25, 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
If that feels like déjà vu, you aren’t imagining it.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
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
