diff --git a/src/libcollections/string.rs b/src/libcollections/string.rs
index 05a4075f500..931092f6924 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/string.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/string.rs
@@ -1201,8 +1201,10 @@ impl String {
     }
 
     /// Create a draining iterator that removes the specified range in the string
-    /// and yields the removed chars from start to end. The element range is
-    /// removed even if the iterator is not consumed until the end.
+    /// and yields the removed chars.
+    ///
+    /// Note: The element range is removed even if the iterator is not
+    /// consumed until the end.
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
diff --git a/src/libcollections/vec.rs b/src/libcollections/vec.rs
index ab8dee31ee3..fc74d1aed23 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/vec.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/vec.rs
@@ -725,10 +725,12 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
     }
 
     /// Create a draining iterator that removes the specified range in the vector
-    /// and yields the removed items from start to end. The element range is
-    /// removed even if the iterator is not consumed until the end.
+    /// and yields the removed items.
     ///
-    /// Note: It is unspecified how many elements are removed from the vector,
+    /// Note 1: The element range is removed even if the iterator is not
+    /// consumed until the end.
+    ///
+    /// Note 2: It is unspecified how many elements are removed from the vector,
     /// if the `Drain` value is leaked.
     ///
     /// # Panics
@@ -739,11 +741,14 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// // Draining using `..` clears the whole vector.
     /// let mut v = vec![1, 2, 3];
-    /// let u: Vec<_> = v.drain(..).collect();
+    /// let u: Vec<_> = v.drain(1..).collect();
+    /// assert_eq!(v, &[1]);
+    /// assert_eq!(u, &[2, 3]);
+    ///
+    /// // A full range clears the vector
+    /// v.drain(..);
     /// assert_eq!(v, &[]);
-    /// assert_eq!(u, &[1, 2, 3]);
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "drain", since = "1.6.0")]
     pub fn drain<R>(&mut self, range: R) -> Drain<T>
diff --git a/src/libcollections/vec_deque.rs b/src/libcollections/vec_deque.rs
index 0ca4ce2dddf..73cb410040c 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/vec_deque.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/vec_deque.rs
@@ -763,10 +763,12 @@ impl<T> VecDeque<T> {
     }
 
     /// Create a draining iterator that removes the specified range in the
-    /// `VecDeque` and yields the removed items from start to end. The element
-    /// range is removed even if the iterator is not consumed until the end.
+    /// `VecDeque` and yields the removed items.
     ///
-    /// Note: It is unspecified how many elements are removed from the deque,
+    /// Note 1: The element range is removed even if the iterator is not
+    /// consumed until the end.
+    ///
+    /// Note 2: It is unspecified how many elements are removed from the deque,
     /// if the `Drain` value is not dropped, but the borrow it holds expires
     /// (eg. due to mem::forget).
     ///
@@ -779,11 +781,13 @@ impl<T> VecDeque<T> {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// use std::collections::VecDeque;
+
+    /// let mut v: VecDeque<_> = vec![1, 2, 3].into_iter().collect();
+    /// assert_eq!(vec![3].into_iter().collect::<VecDeque<_>>(), v.drain(2..).collect());
+    /// assert_eq!(vec![1, 2].into_iter().collect::<VecDeque<_>>(), v);
     ///
-    /// // draining using `..` clears the whole deque.
-    /// let mut v = VecDeque::new();
-    /// v.push_back(1);
-    /// assert_eq!(v.drain(..).next(), Some(1));
+    /// // A full range clears all contents
+    /// v.drain(..);
     /// assert!(v.is_empty());
     /// ```
     #[inline]