diff --git a/examples/a_trynamic_first_scene.py b/examples/a_trynamic_first_scene.py
index 1d531255..05d61ba9 100644
--- a/examples/a_trynamic_first_scene.py
+++ b/examples/a_trynamic_first_scene.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ async def main():
             name='gretchen',
             other_actor='donny',
         )
-        print(await gretchen.result())
-        print(await donny.result())
+        print(await gretchen.wait_for_result())
+        print(await donny.wait_for_result())
         print("CUTTTT CUUTT CUT!!! Donny!! You're supposed to say...")
 
 
diff --git a/examples/actor_spawning_and_causality.py b/examples/actor_spawning_and_causality.py
index 119726dc..2232ae3e 100644
--- a/examples/actor_spawning_and_causality.py
+++ b/examples/actor_spawning_and_causality.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async def main():
     # The ``async with`` will unblock here since the 'some_linguist'
     # actor has completed its main task ``cellar_door``.
 
-    print(await portal.result())
+    print(await portal.wait_for_result())
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/examples/parallelism/single_func.py b/examples/parallelism/single_func.py
index 8118b024..c4ea29e3 100644
--- a/examples/parallelism/single_func.py
+++ b/examples/parallelism/single_func.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async def main():
         await burn_cpu()
 
         # wait on result from target function
-        pid = await portal.result()
+        pid = await portal.wait_for_result()
 
     # end of nursery block
     print(f"Collected subproc {pid}")