diff --git a/_query-dsl/minimum-should-match.md b/_query-dsl/minimum-should-match.md
index 9ec65431b1..e2032b8911 100644
--- a/_query-dsl/minimum-should-match.md
+++ b/_query-dsl/minimum-should-match.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ GET /shakespeare/_search
 }
 ```
 
-In this example, the query has three optional clauses that are combined with an `OR`, so the document must match either `prince`, `king`, or `star`.
+In this example, the query has three optional clauses that are combined with an `OR`, so the document must match either `prince` and `king`, or `prince` and `star`, or `king` and `star`.
 
 ## Valid values
 
@@ -448,4 +448,4 @@ The results contain only four documents that match at least one of the optional
     ]
   }
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```