diff --git a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc
index 5e776f0059..ab3627c2cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ git interpret-trailers [--in-place] [--trim-empty]
 DESCRIPTION
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 Add or parse trailer metadata at the end of the otherwise
-free-form part of a commit message. For example, in the following commit
-message
+free-form part of a commit message, or any other kind of text.
+For example, in the following commit message
 
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