diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/date/list_timezone.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/date/list_timezone.rs
index 9d8470b5b0..e0399564a3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/date/list_timezone.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/date/list_timezone.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![Example {
             example: "date list-timezone | where timezone =~ Shanghai",
-            description: "Show timezone(s) that contains 'Shanghai'",
+            description: "Show time zone(s) that contains 'Shanghai'",
             result: Some(Value::test_list(vec![Value::test_record(record! {
                 "timezone" => Value::test_string("Asia/Shanghai"),
             })])),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/date/now.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/date/now.rs
index 4a655a8464..ddd5c71aa1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/date/now.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/date/now.rs
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get the time duration from 2019-04-30 to now",
+                description: "Get the time duration since 2019-04-30.",
                 example: r#"(date now) - 2019-05-01"#,
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get the time duration since a more accurate time",
+                description: "Get the time duration since a more specific time.",
                 example: r#"(date now) - 2019-05-01T04:12:05.20+08:00"#,
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get current time in full RFC3339 format with timezone",
+                description: "Get current time in full RFC 3339 format with time zone.",
                 example: r#"date now | debug"#,
                 result: None,
             },
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_record.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_record.rs
index 31b2cf138e..589bb2d621 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_record.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_record.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![
-            Example {
-                description: "Convert the current date into a record.",
-                example: "date to-record",
-                result: None,
-            },
             Example {
                 description: "Convert the current date into a record.",
                 example: "date now | date to-record",
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_table.rs
index 1a0930c021..8688d29810 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_table.rs
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
         vec![
             Example {
                 description: "Convert the current date into a table.",
-                example: "date to-table",
-                result: None,
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "Convert the date into a table.",
                 example: "date now | date to-table",
                 result: None,
             },
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_timezone.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_timezone.rs
index b5886ea488..035bd4f702 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_timezone.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/date/to_timezone.rs
@@ -77,27 +77,27 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
 
         vec![
             Example {
-                description: "Get the current date in UTC+05:00",
+                description: "Get the current date in UTC+05:00.",
                 example: "date now | date to-timezone '+0500'",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get the current local date",
+                description: "Get the current date in the local time zone.",
                 example: "date now | date to-timezone local",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get the current date in Hawaii",
+                description: "Get the current date in Hawaii.",
                 example: "date now | date to-timezone US/Hawaii",
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get the current date in Hawaii",
+                description: "Get a date in a different time zone, from a string.",
                 example: r#""2020-10-10 10:00:00 +02:00" | date to-timezone "+0500""#,
                 result: example_result_1(),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Get the current date in Hawaii, from a datetime object",
+                description: "Get a date in a different time zone, from a datetime.",
                 example: r#""2020-10-10 10:00:00 +02:00" | into datetime | date to-timezone "+0500""#,
                 result: example_result_1(),
             },