diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-stats.1.md.in b/docs/source/markdown/podman-stats.1.md.in
index 569fe9e3ad..0c811198b1 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-stats.1.md.in
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-stats.1.md.in
@@ -87,21 +87,21 @@ a9f807ffaacd   frosty_hodgkin    --      3.092MB / 16.7GB    0.02%   -- / --   -
 3b33001239ee   sleepy_stallman   --      -- / --             --      -- / --   -- / --    --
 ```
 
-List specified container statistics in streaming mode:
+List the specified container's statistics in streaming mode:
 ```
 # podman stats a9f80
 ID             NAME             CPU %   MEM USAGE / LIMIT   MEM %   NET IO    BLOCK IO   PIDS
 a9f807ffaacd   frosty_hodgkin   --      3.092MB / 16.7GB    0.02%   -- / --   -- / --    2
 ```
 
-List specified statistics about specified container in table format:
+List the specified statistics about the specified container in table format:
 ```
 $ podman stats --no-trunc 3667 --format 'table {{ .ID }} {{ .MemUsage }}'
 ID                                                                MEM USAGE / LIMIT
 3667c6aacb06aac2eaffce914c01736420023d56ef9b0f4cfe58b6d6a78b7503  49.15kB / 67.17GB
 ```
 
-List specified container statistics in JSON format:
+List the specified container statistics in JSON format:
 ```
 # podman stats --no-stream --format=json a9f80
 [
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ List specified container statistics in JSON format:
 ]
 ```
 
-List specified container statistics in table format:
+List the specified container statistics in table format:
 ```
 # podman stats --no-stream --format "table {{.ID}} {{.Name}} {{.MemUsage}}" 6eae
 ID             NAME           MEM USAGE / LIMIT