diff --git a/src/sort/example_search_test.go b/src/sort/example_search_test.go
index 6928f0f092..856422a385 100644
--- a/src/sort/example_search_test.go
+++ b/src/sort/example_search_test.go
@@ -40,3 +40,35 @@ func ExampleSearch_descendingOrder() {
 	// Output:
 	// found 6 at index 7 in [55 45 36 28 21 15 10 6 3 1]
 }
+
+// This example demonstrates searching for float64 in a list sorted in ascending order.
+func ExampleSearchFloat64s() {
+	a := []float64{1.0, 2.0, 3.3, 4.6, 6.1, 7.2, 8.0}
+
+	x := 2.0
+	i := sort.SearchFloat64s(a, x)
+	fmt.Printf("found %g at index %d in %v\n", x, i, a)
+
+	x = 0.5
+	i = sort.SearchFloat64s(a, x)
+	fmt.Printf("%g not found, can be inserted at index %d in %v\n", x, i, a)
+	// Output:
+	// found 2 at index 1 in [1 2 3.3 4.6 6.1 7.2 8]
+	// 0.5 not found, can be inserted at index 0 in [1 2 3.3 4.6 6.1 7.2 8]
+}
+
+// This example demonstrates searching for int in a list sorted in ascending order.
+func ExampleSearchInts() {
+	a := []int{1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8}
+
+	x := 2
+	i := sort.SearchInts(a, x)
+	fmt.Printf("found %d at index %d in %v\n", x, i, a)
+
+	x = 5
+	i = sort.SearchInts(a, x)
+	fmt.Printf("%d not found, can be inserted at index %d in %v\n", x, i, a)
+	// Output:
+	// found 2 at index 1 in [1 2 3 4 6 7 8]
+	// 5 not found, can be inserted at index 4 in [1 2 3 4 6 7 8]
+}