diff --git a/pytools/__init__.py b/pytools/__init__.py
index 44d2f1ae96bbbc003f0d17cb6a0ed747e11c4cab..778976a81d49acf7c5b0d1a0f53afd0d19f1d440 100644
--- a/pytools/__init__.py
+++ b/pytools/__init__.py
@@ -2317,6 +2317,13 @@ def natorder(item):
 def natsorted(iterable, key=None, reverse=False):
     """Sort using natural order [1]_, as opposed to lexicographic order.
 
+    Example::
+
+        >>> sorted(["_10", "_1", "_9"]) == ["_1", "_10", "_9"]
+        True
+        >>> natsorted(["_10", "_1", "_9"]) == ["_1", "_9", "_10"]
+        True
+
     :arg iterable: an iterable to be sorted. It must only have strings, unless
         *key* is specified.
     :arg key: if provided, a key function that returns strings for ordering
@@ -2325,13 +2332,6 @@ def natsorted(iterable, key=None, reverse=False):
 
     :returns: a sorted list
 
-    Example::
-
-        >>> sorted(["x10", "x1", "x9"]) == ["x1", "x10", "x9"]
-        True
-        >>> natsorted(["x10", "x1", "x9"]) == ["x1", "x9", "x10"]
-        True
-
     .. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sort_order
 
     .. versionadded:: 2020.1