diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
index 5f6c15e222d2..10043df9cbf9 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use url::Url;
 /// **Examples:**
 /// ```rust
 /// /// Do something with the foo_bar parameter. See also
-/// that::other::module::foo.
+/// /// that::other::module::foo.
 /// // ^ `foo_bar` and `that::other::module::foo` should be ticked.
 /// fn doit(foo_bar) { .. }
 /// ```
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
index 7acc7805f82a..007accc7fbf8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use utils::{is_copy, match_def_path, opt_def_id, paths, span_note_and_lint};
 /// ```rust
 /// let mut lock_guard = mutex.lock();
 /// std::mem::drop(&lock_guard) // Should have been drop(lock_guard), mutex
-/// still locked
+/// // still locked
 /// operation_that_requires_mutex_to_be_unlocked();
 /// ```
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 /// ```rust
 /// let x:i32 = 42;   // i32 implements Copy
 /// std::mem::drop(x) // A copy of x is passed to the function, leaving the
-/// original unaffected
+/// // original unaffected
 /// ```
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     pub DROP_COPY,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 /// ```rust
 /// let x:i32 = 42;     // i32 implements Copy
 /// std::mem::forget(x) // A copy of x is passed to the function, leaving the
-/// original unaffected
+/// // original unaffected
 /// ```
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     pub FORGET_COPY,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs b/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs
index 68321e7bd5e3..63ea96bbceac 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/transmute.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use utils::{opt_def_id, sugg};
 ///
 /// **Example:**
 /// ```rust
-/// let ptr: *const T = core::intrinsics::transmute('x')`
+/// let ptr: *const T = core::intrinsics::transmute('x')
 /// ```
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     pub WRONG_TRANSMUTE,
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 ///
 /// **Example:**
 /// ```rust
-/// core::intrinsics::transmute(t)` // where the result type is the same as
-/// `*t` or `&t`'s
+/// core::intrinsics::transmute(t) // where the result type is the same as
+/// // `*t` or `&t`'s
 /// ```
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     pub CROSSPOINTER_TRANSMUTE,