Using a heredoc with vprintf:

<?php
$string = <<<THESTRING
I like the state of %1\$s <br />
I picked: %2\$d as a number, <br />
I also picked %2\$d as a number again <br />
%3\$s<br />
THESTRING;

$returnText = vprintf(  $string, array('Oregon','7','I Love Oregon')  );

echo $returnText;
?>