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;
?>