kernel

Example Sentences

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Here, the kernel of truth is that even best friends present facades to each other, keeping feelings and experiences hidden.

From Los Angeles Times

Fliers describing the Talmud, a sacred Jewish text, as “satanic” were folded into three plastic bags and weighed down by corn kernels so they wouldn’t blow away.

From Washington Post

Some claims about those who’ve suffered heart issues also weaponize a kernel of truth - that COVID-19 vaccines can cause rare heart inflammation issues, myocarditis or pericarditis, especially in young men.

From Washington Times

Some claims about those who’ve suffered heart issues also weaponize a kernel of truth — that COVID-19 vaccines can cause rare heart inflammation issues, myocarditis or pericarditis, especially in young men.

From Seattle Times

The tradition comes from a time when farmers would bring their ears of corn to the church for a priest to bless the kernels set aside for the planting of the next crop.

From Seattle Times