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

Call it a kernel of hope to hold onto as we turn the page.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

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

He took a kernel in his beak and ate it hungrily, flipping the soft discarded casing onto the dirt.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis