kernel

Example Sentences

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The company’s approach is to form cement into tiny balls, each about the size of a kernel of corn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Is there any kernel of truth to anything she’s saying?

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Many of his claims have a kernel of truth to them.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 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

A few moments later an unlikely kernel of warmth ignited in her stomach, as if the icy water had activated some secret reserve of energy within her body.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld