diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in
index 5527e2c2ad..c1f3e66937 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.md.in
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ $ cat demo.yml | podman kube play -
 52182811df2b1e73f36476003a66ec872101ea59034ac0d4d3a7b40903b955a6
 ```
 
-Teardown the pod and containers as described in the specified YAML file.
+Tear down the pod and containers as described in the specified YAML file.
 ```
 $  podman kube play --down demo.yml
 Pods stopped:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Pods removed:
 52182811df2b1e73f36476003a66ec872101ea59034ac0d4d3a7b40903b955a6
 ```
 
-Provide multiple configmaps files as sources for environment variables within the specified pods and containers.
+Provide multiple configmap files as sources for environment variables within the specified pods and containers.
 ```
 $ podman kube play demo.yml --configmap configmap-foo.yml,configmap-bar.yml
 52182811df2b1e73f36476003a66ec872101ea59034ac0d4d3a7b40903b955a6
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ $ podman kube play demo.yml --configmap configmap-foo.yml --configmap configmap-
 52182811df2b1e73f36476003a66ec872101ea59034ac0d4d3a7b40903b955a6
 ```
 
-Create a pod connected to two networks with a static ip.
+Create a pod connected to two networks with a static ip on each.
 ```
 $ podman kube play demo.yml --network net1:ip=10.89.1.5 --network net2:ip=10.89.10.10
 52182811df2b1e73f36476003a66ec872101ea59034ac0d4d3a7b40903b955a6
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md
index 7bd54f0e06..0d097e0afd 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-load.1.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Storing signatures
 Loaded image:  registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora:latest
 ```
 
-Create an image from stdin using a piped.
+Create an image from stdin using a pipe.
 ```
 $ cat fedora.tar | podman load
 Getting image source signatures
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md.in
index 7789f38ba0..999db987f2 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-login.1.md.in
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Password:
 Login Succeeded!
 ```
 
-Add login credentials as a Podman Secret for the specified registry to the default authorization file.
+Add login credentials using a Podman secret for the password.
 ```
 $ echo -n MySecret! | podman secret create secretname -
 a0ad54df3c97cf89d5ca6193c
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-pod-clone.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-pod-clone.1.md.in
index 5a15ecd186..23558bbd07 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-pod-clone.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-pod-clone.1.md.in
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ d0cf1f782e2ed67e8c0050ff92df865a039186237a4df24d7acba5b1fa8cc6e7
 6b2c73ff8a1982828c9ae2092954bcd59836a131960f7e05221af9df5939c584
 ```
 
-Clone and remove the specified pod to a new pod modifying its cpus.
+Clone and remove the specified pod to a new pod, modifying its cpus.
 ```
 # podman pod clone --destroy --cpus=5 d0cf1
 6b2c73ff8a1982828c9ae2092954bcd59836a131960f7e05221af9df5939c584
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-wait.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-wait.1.md.in
index e0a1a0fd79..75376f6b36 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-wait.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-wait.1.md.in
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ $ podman wait --latest
 0
 ```
 
-Wait up to 2 seconds the specified container to exit.
+Wait for the container to exit, checking every two seconds.
 ```
 $ podman wait --interval 2s mywebserver
 0
 ```
 
-Wait for the specified container to exit with a failure.
+Wait for the container by ID. This container exits with error status 1:
 ```
 $ podman wait 860a4b23
 1
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $ podman wait mywebserver myftpserver
 125
 ```
 
-Wait for does-not-exist container to exit, but do not fail if container does not exist.
+Wait for the named container to exit, but do not fail if the container does not exist.
 ```
 $ podman wait --ignore does-not-exist
 -1