kernel

Example Sentences

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Like most conspiracy theories, this one takes a kernel of truth — about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians — and inflates it into a crazed calumny.

From Washington Post

I look for a kernel of hope to bring to every patient encounter.

From Washington Post

Judkins and his team took those "kernels" that Robert Jordan peppered throughout his series and blew them up to make more meaningful story arcs.

From Salon

The kernel that became “Anthem” started percolating about five years ago.

From New York Times

There's a kernel of truth there, but it tends to obscure that cities continued, especially where they had been, but also in new places.

From Salon