Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They sometimes fight over who should fill a one-man role, such as who should get to be Bilko's Best Man this time.
Source: Series / The Phil Silvers Show -
Now that he was a dead man, he was free to fill in as the new Iron Man without anyone suspecting him.
Source: Comicbook / War Machine -
A Dutch saying says it all: "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Hurkel of Season 3, who was essentially there to fill the gap left by Badger.
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