diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 39d93a3d805..83ab1c9c566 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -1065,6 +1065,14 @@ assert.strictEqual('Hello foobar', 'Hello World!');
 // + 'Hello foobar'
 // - 'Hello World!'
 //          ^
+
+const apples = 1;
+const oranges = 2;
+assert.strictEqual(apples, oranges, `apples ${apples} !== oranges ${oranges}`);
+// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: apples 1 !== oranges 2
+
+assert.strictEqual(1, '1', new TypeError('Inputs are not identical'));
+// TypeError: Inputs are not identical
 ```
 
 If the values are not strictly equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a