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
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
It reminded me of our old white leghorn hens picking up yellow kernels of corn from the ground.
From Literature
Some chains are testing organic kernels, lower-salt offerings and alternative cooking oils.
But they need to find the kernel of truth in the complaints, without explaining them away.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
