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

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

The first step in the “digestion” of corn is to split the kernel into its different parts: • The yellow skin.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan