kernel

Example Sentences

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I laid them out to dry, and a few days later, tried to crack them open to eat their kernels.

From Literature

Auntie Nina carefully wipes the rice she dropped, each kernel into her napkin.

From Literature

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

“You can achieve a gorgeous slightly umami and sweet flavor by blending steamed or canned sweet corn kernels with oat milk and straining it,” she explains.

From Salon

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

From Salon