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kernel of truth

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Definition


A truism, albeit small. Usually found as the root of a larger story.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: truism, truth
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Usage of “kernel of truth”

  1. Many epics have a kernel of truth at their core. The stories are not completely fictional.

Examples of idiom “kernel of truth” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'heliumcell'
    heliumcell:

    @Caissie to be clear, there is some kernel of truth to what your mom says. Though I am sure there are places where the argument goes awry.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'cakesbylori'
    cakesbylori:

    @WIDeb36 Oh yeah, I forgot! He was a meanie, although I think there was a kernel of truth in what he said.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'UltimateQuotes'
    UltimateQuotes:

    Every rumor comes from a kernel of truth.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'themightybruins'
    themightybruins:

    @DanGreenspan i heard usc was not allowing scholarship agreements just in case? wild hearsay or some kernel of truth?

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'MrWordsWorth'
    MrWordsWorth:

    @cr8tiveCandy there may be a kernel of truth in there.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'TsarKasim'
    TsarKasim:

    @InSeansOpinion It's ultimately your decision, but I find those aggregates to have at least a kernel of truth in them.