kernel

Example Sentences

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Malhees said in his post that the restriction “hurts” but offered his followers and supporters a kernel of truth: “You can block a passport. You cannot block a voice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Is there any kernel of truth to anything she’s saying?

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Implicit in the articles is the sense that there may be a kernel of something good in a society that enables individuals to rise above oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Many of his claims have a kernel of truth to them.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

A few moments later an unlikely kernel of warmth ignited in her stomach, as if the icy water had activated some secret reserve of energy within her body.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld