diff --git a/library/core/src/ops/range.rs b/library/core/src/ops/range.rs
index b1df5afa2022..c0a27775694c 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ops/range.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ops/range.rs
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ impl<T: Copy> Bound<&T> {
     /// assert_eq!((1..12).start_bound().copied(), Included(1));
     /// ```
     #[unstable(feature = "bound_copied", issue = "145966")]
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn copied(self) -> Bound<T> {
         match self {
             Bound::Unbounded => Bound::Unbounded,
@@ -769,8 +770,11 @@ impl<T: Clone> Bound<&T> {
     /// use std::ops::Bound::*;
     /// use std::ops::RangeBounds;
     ///
-    /// assert_eq!((1..12).start_bound(), Included(&1));
-    /// assert_eq!((1..12).start_bound().cloned(), Included(1));
+    /// let a1 = String::from("a");
+    /// let (a2, a3, a4) = (a1.clone(), a1.clone(), a1.clone());
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(Included(&a1), (a2..).start_bound());
+    /// assert_eq!(Included(a3), (a4..).start_bound().cloned());
     /// ```
     #[must_use = "`self` will be dropped if the result is not used"]
     #[stable(feature = "bound_cloned", since = "1.55.0")]