kernel

Example Sentences

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Interestingly, there are some kernels of truth in Santos’ volleyball fever dreams.

From Seattle Times

“I still have confidence. I’ve seen some kernels of real talent there. … But the confidence level, whatever it was, went down.”

From Seattle Times

For Ascanio, there was a deceptively simple kernel at the core of any magic trick: the “contrast between an initial situation and a final situation.”

From New York Times

Flavours include combinations of indigenously sourced food like pumpkin, popped maize, peanuts, sweet potato, clay, samp - a mushy dish made of dried corn kernels.

From Reuters

A kernel of truth — some people have reported an inflammation of the heart muscle known as myocarditis after getting mRNA-based vaccines — had been exploited by purveyors of falsehoods.

From Washington Post