diff --git a/source/includes/ref-toc-operator-update-field.yaml b/source/includes/ref-toc-operator-update-field.yaml
index 7bd3de403a7..6d47a0d5cb9 100644
--- a/source/includes/ref-toc-operator-update-field.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/ref-toc-operator-update-field.yaml
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ description: "Sets the value of a field upon document creation during an upsert.
 ---
 name: ":update:`$set`"
 file: /reference/operator/update/set
-description: "Sets the value of a field in an existing document."
+description: "Sets the value of a field in a document."
 ---
 name: ":update:`$unset`"
 file: /reference/operator/update/unset
-description: "Removes the specified field from an existing document."
+description: "Removes the specified field from a document."
 ---
 name: ":update:`$min`"
 file: /reference/operator/update/min
-description: "Only updates if the existing field value is less than the specified value."
+description: "Only updates the field if the specified value is less than the existing field value."
 ---
 name: ":update:`$max`"
 file: /reference/operator/update/max
-description: "Only updates if the existing field value is greater than the specified value."
+description: "Only updates the field if the specified value is greater than the existing field value."
 ---
 name: ":update:`$currentDate`"
 file: /reference/operator/update/currentDate