the mayor and his sidekick
movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick, who often provides comic relief
Recent Examples on the WebTimon and Pumbaa didn't even exist in the script before their joint audition for the hyenas led filmmakers to create comedic sidekick roles explicitly for their talents.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 May 2024 Stars including Waddingham, Bowen Yang, Cecily Strong, Ving Rhames, Brett Goldstein and Harvey Guillén as sweet canine sidekick Odie round out the cast.—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 But he almost wasn’t cast in the role of Marv, the gangly, bumbling sidekick to Joe Pesci’s Harry.—Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024 In the eighth novel in Shorewood writer Petrie's action series, lethal sidekick Lewis turns to Peter Ash for help when shadowy figures comes after Lewis for vengeance.—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sidekick
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