ADJ.
behind, damaging, free, great, monolithic, white
There was a great kernel of truth hidden beneath all their excuses.
VERB + KERNEL
eat, find, got, produce
I ate the kernel from the peach pit by accident.
KERNEL + NOUN
argument, convolved, day, group, open-source, truth
The kernel of truth in his argument finally made everyone reconsider their position.
PREP.
in, with, without
The truth of his argument lay in the kernel of his opening statement.
ADV.
only
The only kernel of truth in his explanation was that he had been late.