diff --git a/doc/api/url.md b/doc/api/url.md
index 3c879390469a54..27b3b69e4447d2 100644
--- a/doc/api/url.md
+++ b/doc/api/url.md
@@ -1014,6 +1014,9 @@ well as ensuring a cross-platform valid absolute path string.
 
 ```mjs
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+
 new URL('file:///C:/path/').pathname;      // Incorrect: /C:/path/
 fileURLToPath('file:///C:/path/');         // Correct:   C:\path\ (Windows)
 
@@ -1069,7 +1072,7 @@ any way. The `url.format(URL[, options])` method allows for basic customization
 of the output.
 
 ```mjs
-import {format} from 'url';
+import url from 'url';
 const myURL = new URL('https://a:b@測試?abc#foo');
 
 console.log(myURL.href);
@@ -1078,12 +1081,12 @@ console.log(myURL.href);
 console.log(myURL.toString());
 // Prints https://a:b@xn--g6w251d/?abc#foo
 
-console.log(format(myURL, { fragment: false, unicode: true, auth: false }));
+console.log(url.format(myURL, { fragment: false, unicode: true, auth: false }));
 // Prints 'https://測試/?abc'
 ```
 
 ```cjs
-const {format} = require('url');
+const url = require('url');
 const myURL = new URL('https://a:b@測試?abc#foo');
 
 console.log(myURL.href);
@@ -1092,7 +1095,7 @@ console.log(myURL.href);
 console.log(myURL.toString());
 // Prints https://a:b@xn--g6w251d/?abc#foo
 
-console.log(format(myURL, { fragment: false, unicode: true, auth: false }));
+console.log(url.format(myURL, { fragment: false, unicode: true, auth: false }));
 // Prints 'https://測試/?abc'
 ```
 
@@ -1108,12 +1111,7 @@ This function ensures that `path` is resolved absolutely, and that the URL
 control characters are correctly encoded when converting into a File URL.
 
 ```mjs
-import {pathToFileURL, fileURLToPath} from 'url';
-const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-new URL(filename);                    // Incorrect: throws (POSIX)
-new URL(filename);                    // Incorrect: C:\... (Windows)
-pathToFileURL(filename);              // Correct:   file:///... (POSIX)
-pathToFileURL(filename);              // Correct:   file:///C:/... (Windows)
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
 
 new URL('/foo#1', 'file:');           // Incorrect: file:///foo#1
 pathToFileURL('/foo#1');              // Correct:   file:///foo%231 (POSIX)
@@ -1123,7 +1121,7 @@ pathToFileURL('/some/path%.c');       // Correct:   file:///some/path%25.c (POSI
 ```
 
 ```cjs
-const url = require('url');
+const { pathToFileURL } = require('url');
 new URL(__filename);                  // Incorrect: throws (POSIX)
 new URL(__filename);                  // Incorrect: C:\... (Windows)
 pathToFileURL(__filename);            // Correct:   file:///... (POSIX)
@@ -1364,8 +1362,8 @@ The `url.format()` method returns a formatted URL string derived from
 `urlObject`.
 
 ```js
-const {format} = require('url');
-format({
+const url = require('url');
+url.format({
   protocol: 'https',
   hostname: 'example.com',
   pathname: '/some/path',