kernel
Example Sentences
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Is there any kernel of truth to anything she’s saying?
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Implicit in the articles is the sense that there may be a kernel of something good in a society that enables individuals to rise above oppression.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
There’s a kernel of truth to Wyle’s fake PSA.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
Rhys: You know what’s funny, talk about the absolute kernel and beginning of those people under the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
“Who I am inside this body, what I know to be true, that all stays the same. My kernel is me all the time. I let no one change that, Miss Janna.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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