diff --git a/R/complex_conditional_linter.R b/R/complex_conditional_linter.R
index 51fd0e75f..9ed6129a7 100644
--- a/R/complex_conditional_linter.R
+++ b/R/complex_conditional_linter.R
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #' )
 #'
 #' # okay
-#' ready_to_do_something <- a && b && c
 #' code <- "if (ready_to_do_something) { do_something() }"
 #' writeLines(code)
 #' lint(
@@ -66,6 +65,13 @@
 #'   linters = complex_conditional_linter()
 #' )
 #'
+#' code <- "if (a && b && c) { do_something() }"
+#' writeLines(code)
+#' lint(
+#'   text = code,
+#'   linters = complex_conditional_linter(threshold = 2L)
+#' )
+#'
 #' @evalRd rd_tags("complex_conditional_linter")
 #' @seealso [linters] for a complete list of linters available in lintr.
 #' @export
diff --git a/man/complex_conditional_linter.Rd b/man/complex_conditional_linter.Rd
index 774cbdda0..9dcf837a9 100644
--- a/man/complex_conditional_linter.Rd
+++ b/man/complex_conditional_linter.Rd
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ if (is_duck) \{
 \}
 }\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
 
-In addition to improving code readability, extracting complex conditional expressions has the added benefit
-of introducing a reusable abstraction.
+In addition to improving code readability, extracting complex conditional expressions
+has the added benefit of introducing a reusable abstraction.
 }
 \examples{
 # will produce lints
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ lint(
 )
 
 # okay
-ready_to_do_something <- a && b && c
 code <- "if (ready_to_do_something) { do_something() }"
 writeLines(code)
 lint(
@@ -72,6 +71,13 @@ lint(
   linters = complex_conditional_linter()
 )
 
+code <- "if (a && b && c) { do_something() }"
+writeLines(code)
+lint(
+  text = code,
+  linters = complex_conditional_linter(threshold = 2L)
+)
+
 }
 \seealso{
 \link{linters} for a complete list of linters available in lintr.