kernel

Example Sentences

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It’s been more than five decades since Dustin Hoffman’s character in “The Graduate” was offered a kernel of wisdom about the path to prosperity.

From New York Times

There is usually a kernel of truth to it, and the misinformation persists because it lacks context.

From Salon

Samet is a man who has so little in his life — the hope that he’ll eventually return to Istanbul, Sevim’s pure affection — that when those kernels are threatened, he reacts in unexpected, malicious ways.

From Los Angeles Times

To put it another way, disinformation peddlers need only make a claim that sounds plausible or might even have a small kernel of truth to influence the unwary.

From Los Angeles Times

Like all good ghost stories, it seems there’s a kernel of truth about something lurking beneath the surface of our swamps.

From National Geographic