diff --git a/_tools/check_docs.ts b/_tools/check_docs.ts
index 1f5c5a932501..1a5a4f8dcbde 100644
--- a/_tools/check_docs.ts
+++ b/_tools/check_docs.ts
@@ -270,9 +270,7 @@ function assertClassDocs(document: DocNodeWithJsDoc<DocNodeClass>) {
   for (const typeParam of document.classDef.typeParams) {
     assertHasTypeParamTags(document, typeParam.name);
   }
-  if (!document.jsDoc.tags?.some((tag) => tag.kind === "example")) {
-    assertHasExampleTag(document);
-  }
+  assertHasExampleTag(document);
 
   for (const property of document.classDef.properties) {
     if (property.jsDoc === undefined) continue; // this is caught by `deno doc --lint`
diff --git a/async/unstable_semaphore.ts b/async/unstable_semaphore.ts
index 5a479f757efc..d6a15583606d 100644
--- a/async/unstable_semaphore.ts
+++ b/async/unstable_semaphore.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface Node {
  * @experimental **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
  *
  * @example Usage
- * ```ts
+ * ```ts no-assert
  * import { Semaphore } from "@std/async/unstable-semaphore";
  *
  * const sem = new Semaphore(2);
diff --git a/cli/unstable_progress_bar.ts b/cli/unstable_progress_bar.ts
index ea49843a98b6..3c25d8e6984e 100644
--- a/cli/unstable_progress_bar.ts
+++ b/cli/unstable_progress_bar.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number) {
  * }
  *
  * await bar.stop();
+ * ```
  */
 export class ProgressBar {
   /**
diff --git a/internal/assertion_state.ts b/internal/assertion_state.ts
index 228eee85f002..0da0aa355068 100644
--- a/internal/assertion_state.ts
+++ b/internal/assertion_state.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Check the test suite internal state
  *
  * @example Usage
- * ```ts
+ * ```ts no-assert
  * import { AssertionState } from "@std/internal";
  *
  * const assertionState = new AssertionState();
diff --git a/streams/unstable_capped_delimiter_stream.ts b/streams/unstable_capped_delimiter_stream.ts
index c3cf48f04557..0b52d793f4b8 100644
--- a/streams/unstable_capped_delimiter_stream.ts
+++ b/streams/unstable_capped_delimiter_stream.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export interface CappedDelimiterOptions {
  * intermediate chunks instead of waiting for the entire message or risking
  * excessive memory usage.
  *
- * @example
+ * @example Usage
  * ```ts
  * import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
  * import {