diff --git a/enumerable-properties-in/README.md b/enumerable-properties-in/README.md
index e95f5398..5e82fdc6 100644
--- a/enumerable-properties-in/README.md
+++ b/enumerable-properties-in/README.md
@@ -64,11 +64,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var enumerablePropertiesIn = require( '@stdlib/utils/enumerable-properties-in' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
     this.a = 'b';
@@ -83,11 +79,9 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
     Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'foo' ) ] = 'bar';
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = enumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
-
-console.log( props );
-// e.g., => [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = enumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
+// e.g., returns [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]
 ```
 
 </section>
diff --git a/enumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js b/enumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js
index b78674df..3fff7c8a 100644
--- a/enumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js
+++ b/enumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var enumerablePropertiesIn = require( './../lib' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
 	this.a = 'b';
@@ -41,8 +37,7 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
 	Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'foo' ) ] = 'bar';
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = enumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
-
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = enumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
 console.log( props );
-// => [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]
+// e.g., => [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]
diff --git a/inherited-properties/README.md b/inherited-properties/README.md
index a60db1ba..d4753ba8 100644
--- a/inherited-properties/README.md
+++ b/inherited-properties/README.md
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var defineProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-property' );
 var inheritedProperties = require( '@stdlib/utils/inherited-properties' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
     this.a = 'b';
@@ -110,11 +106,9 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
     });
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = inheritedProperties( obj );
-
-console.log( props );
-// => [ ..., 'c', 'bip', ... ]
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = inheritedProperties( obj );
+// returns [ ..., 'c', 'bip', ... ]
 ```
 
 </section>
diff --git a/inherited-properties/examples/index.js b/inherited-properties/examples/index.js
index ccc0d30a..a5b3ce47 100644
--- a/inherited-properties/examples/index.js
+++ b/inherited-properties/examples/index.js
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var defineProperty = require( './../../define-property' );
 var inheritedProperties = require( './../lib' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
 	this.a = 'b';
@@ -66,8 +62,7 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
 	});
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = inheritedProperties( obj );
-
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = inheritedProperties( obj );
 console.log( props );
-// => [ 'c', 'bip', ... ]
+// => [ ..., 'c', 'bip', ... ]
diff --git a/inherited-property-symbols/README.md b/inherited-property-symbols/README.md
index b62cb839..19f417cf 100644
--- a/inherited-property-symbols/README.md
+++ b/inherited-property-symbols/README.md
@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var inheritedPropertySymbols = require( '@stdlib/utils/inherited-property-symbols' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var symbols;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
     if ( hasSymbols ) {
@@ -82,10 +78,9 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
     Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'c' ) ] = 'd';
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-symbols = inheritedPropertySymbols( obj );
-
-console.log( symbols );
+var obj = new Foo();
+var symbols = inheritedPropertySymbols( obj );
+// e.g., returns [ Symbol(c) ]
 ```
 
 </section>
diff --git a/inherited-property-symbols/examples/index.js b/inherited-property-symbols/examples/index.js
index 7eca3fcd..e3ed5e97 100644
--- a/inherited-property-symbols/examples/index.js
+++ b/inherited-property-symbols/examples/index.js
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var inheritedPropertySymbols = require( './../lib' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var symbols;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
 	if ( hasSymbols ) {
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
 	Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'c' ) ] = 'd';
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-symbols = inheritedPropertySymbols( obj );
-
+var obj = new Foo();
+var symbols = inheritedPropertySymbols( obj );
 console.log( symbols );
+// e.g., => [ Symbol( 'c' ) ]
diff --git a/nonenumerable-properties-in/README.md b/nonenumerable-properties-in/README.md
index 692bcbaa..384bf4f7 100644
--- a/nonenumerable-properties-in/README.md
+++ b/nonenumerable-properties-in/README.md
@@ -72,11 +72,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var nonEnumerablePropertiesIn = require( '@stdlib/utils/nonenumerable-properties-in' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
     this.a = 'a';
@@ -115,11 +111,9 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
     });
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = nonEnumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
-
-console.log( props );
-// e.g., => [ 'b', 'beep', ... ]
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = nonEnumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
+// returns [ 'b', 'beep', ... ]
 ```
 
 </section>
diff --git a/nonenumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js b/nonenumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js
index 41d2bc1e..91a06d70 100644
--- a/nonenumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js
+++ b/nonenumerable-properties-in/examples/index.js
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var nonEnumerablePropertiesIn = require( './../lib' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
 	this.a = 'a';
@@ -66,8 +62,7 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
 	});
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = nonEnumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
-
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = nonEnumerablePropertiesIn( obj );
 console.log( props );
 // => [ 'b', 'beep', ... ]
diff --git a/properties-in/README.md b/properties-in/README.md
index c3d60f5c..85757295 100644
--- a/properties-in/README.md
+++ b/properties-in/README.md
@@ -60,11 +60,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var propertiesIn = require( '@stdlib/utils/properties-in' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
     this.a = 'b';
@@ -79,11 +75,9 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
     Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'foo' ) ] = 'bar';
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = propertiesIn( obj );
-
-console.log( props );
-// e.g., => [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = propertiesIn( obj );
+// returns [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]
 ```
 
 </section>
diff --git a/properties-in/examples/index.js b/properties-in/examples/index.js
index ce42a0fc..3c09e0f5 100644
--- a/properties-in/examples/index.js
+++ b/properties-in/examples/index.js
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ var hasSymbolSupport = require( '@stdlib/assert/has-symbol-support' );
 var Symbol = require( '@stdlib/symbol/ctor' );
 var propertiesIn = require( './../lib' );
 
-var hasSymbols;
-var props;
-var obj;
-
-hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
+var hasSymbols = hasSymbolSupport();
 
 function Foo() {
 	this.a = 'b';
@@ -41,8 +37,7 @@ if ( hasSymbols ) {
 	Foo.prototype[ Symbol( 'foo' ) ] = 'bar';
 }
 
-obj = new Foo();
-props = propertiesIn( obj );
-
+var obj = new Foo();
+var props = propertiesIn( obj );
 console.log( props );
 // => [ 'a', 'foo', ... ]