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@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ Furthermore,
 macro lines with only a control character and optional trailing
 whitespace are
 stripped from input.
+.Pp
+Examples:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
+\&.\e\*q This is a comment line.
+\&.\e\*q The next line is ignored:
+\&.
+\&.Em Emphasis \e\*q This is also a comment.
+.Ed
 .Ss Special Characters
 Special characters are used to encode special glyphs and are rendered
 differently across output media.