kernel

Example Sentences

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They come from oat groats, the entire oat kernel, that are steamed and rolled.

From Washington Post

The caterpillars of another type, Angoumois grain moths, develop and feed within whole kernels of grain or corn, or inside seeds.

From Washington Post

Often there is a kernel of truth to these fears.

From Scientific American

Riffing off of some kernel of knowledge about some historical figure or bygone British custom, she knew how to weave a wonderful yarn.

From Salon

But any kernels of progress never take root.

From Washington Post