kernel

Example Sentences

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The company’s approach is to form cement into tiny balls, each about the size of a kernel of corn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

There’s a kernel of truth to Wyle’s fake PSA.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

One key outcome of this approach is the ability to derive exact formulas for kernel functions.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

“Val sent her to plead for Mance again,” Jon lied, and they talked for a while of Mance and Stannis and Melisandre of Asshai, until the raven ate the last com kernel and screamed, “Blood.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin