kernel

Example Sentences

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Frozen corn cobs are a bit more expensive than bags of kernels, but they make a kid-friendly side to a couple of fish fingers or sausages.

From BBC

See how willing she is to admit that — even if there’s somehow a kernel of reality in the distress she has been feeling — the way she handled it hasn’t been fair to you.

From Washington Post

From there, a kernel of an idea can grow, turning one person’s collection into the foundation for a new museum.

From Seattle Times

Here, the kernel of truth is that even best friends present facades to each other, keeping feelings and experiences hidden.

From Los Angeles Times

Fliers describing the Talmud, a sacred Jewish text, as “satanic” were folded into three plastic bags and weighed down by corn kernels so they wouldn’t blow away.

From Washington Post