diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/nth.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/nth.rs
index e1be09c834..60cd6e6d01 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/nth.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/nth.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Nth {
         &[
             Example {
                 description: "Get the second row",
-                example: "echo [first second third] | get 1",
+                example: "echo [first second third] | nth 1",
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Get the first and third rows",
-                example: "echo [first second third] | get 0 2",
+                example: "echo [first second third] | nth 0 2",
             },
         ]
     }