kernel

Example Sentences

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Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

But they need to find the kernel of truth in the complaints, without explaining them away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

There is no kernel of truth here: The claims of wrongdoing are fabricated from top to bottom.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

But first they have to get past a Cornhusker team missing its biggest kernel.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Barely able to turn about—I was like a kernel of wheat between two stones—I pressed my hands against the opposing walls.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi