diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index c146d306a5a..bf4e85f689f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ pub struct TypePass;
 ///     values: Box<Vec<Foo>>,
 /// }
 /// ```
+///
+/// Better:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// struct X {
+///     values: Vec<Foo>,
+/// }
+/// ```
 declare_lint! {
     pub BOX_VEC,
     Warn,
@@ -89,6 +97,12 @@ declare_lint! {
 /// ```rust
 /// fn foo(bar: &Box<T>) { ... }
 /// ```
+///
+/// Better:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// fn foo(bar: &T) { ... }
+/// ```
 declare_lint! {
     pub BORROWED_BOX,
     Warn,
@@ -514,6 +528,12 @@ declare_lint! {
 /// ```rust
 /// fn as_u64(x: u8) -> u64 { x as u64 }
 /// ```
+///
+/// Using `::from` would look like this:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// fn as_u64(x: u8) -> u64 { u64::from(x) }
+/// ```
 declare_lint! {
     pub CAST_LOSSLESS,
     Warn,
@@ -994,6 +1014,12 @@ impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for TypeComplexityVisitor {
 /// ```rust
 /// 'x' as u8
 /// ```
+///
+/// A better version, using the byte literal:
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// b'x'
+/// ```
 declare_lint! {
     pub CHAR_LIT_AS_U8,
     Warn,