diff --git a/R/zzz-methods.R b/R/zzz-methods.R
index bc56fee3..245f8abc 100644
--- a/R/zzz-methods.R
+++ b/R/zzz-methods.R
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 #' for the duraton of the session, or until a call to `methods_restore()`.
 #'
 #' @return Called for their side effects.
+#' @examples
+#' tibble(a = 1:3) %>%
+#'   mutate(b = a + 1)
+#'
+#' methods_overwrite()
+#'
+#' tibble(a = 1:3) %>%
+#'   mutate(b = a + 1)
+#'
+#' methods_restore()
+#'
+#' tibble(a = 1:3) %>%
+#'   mutate(b = a + 1)
 methods_overwrite <- methods_overwrite
 
 #' @rdname methods_overwrite
diff --git a/man/methods_overwrite.Rd b/man/methods_overwrite.Rd
index 8612912a..11a97e41 100644
--- a/man/methods_overwrite.Rd
+++ b/man/methods_overwrite.Rd
@@ -16,3 +16,17 @@ Called for their side effects.
 After calling \code{methods_overwrite()}, all dplyr methods are redirected to duckplyr
 for the duraton of the session, or until a call to \code{methods_restore()}.
 }
+\examples{
+tibble(a = 1:3) \%>\%
+  mutate(b = a + 1)
+
+methods_overwrite()
+
+tibble(a = 1:3) \%>\%
+  mutate(b = a + 1)
+
+methods_restore()
+
+tibble(a = 1:3) \%>\%
+  mutate(b = a + 1)
+}