diff --git a/examples/async_calculator_client.py b/examples/async_calculator_client.py
index 5db3ac2..dc939c9 100755
--- a/examples/async_calculator_client.py
+++ b/examples/async_calculator_client.py
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class PowerFunction(calculator_capnp.Calculator.Function.Server):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="Connects to the Calculator server \
-at the given address and does some RPCs"
+        usage="Connects to the Calculator server at the given address and does some RPCs"
     )
     parser.add_argument("host", help="HOST:PORT")
 
diff --git a/examples/async_calculator_server.py b/examples/async_calculator_server.py
index 3e00a00..dd5d855 100755
--- a/examples/async_calculator_server.py
+++ b/examples/async_calculator_server.py
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ async def new_connection(stream):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="""Runs the server bound to the\
-        given address/port ADDRESS. """
+        usage="""Runs the server bound to the given address/port ADDRESS. """
     )
 
     parser.add_argument("address", help="ADDRESS:PORT")
diff --git a/examples/async_client.py b/examples/async_client.py
index a97e212..3d43d63 100755
--- a/examples/async_client.py
+++ b/examples/async_client.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import thread_capnp
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="Connects to the Example thread server \
-at the given address and does some RPCs"
+        usage="Connects to the Example thread server at the given address and does some RPCs"
     )
     parser.add_argument("host", help="HOST:PORT")
 
diff --git a/examples/async_reconnecting_ssl_client.py b/examples/async_reconnecting_ssl_client.py
index c5f40d1..3d3acf7 100755
--- a/examples/async_reconnecting_ssl_client.py
+++ b/examples/async_reconnecting_ssl_client.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="Connects to the Example thread server \
-at the given address and does some RPCs"
+        usage="Connects to the Example thread server at the given address and does some RPCs"
     )
     parser.add_argument("host", help="HOST:PORT")
 
diff --git a/examples/async_server.py b/examples/async_server.py
index 00e85f6..0fb54be 100755
--- a/examples/async_server.py
+++ b/examples/async_server.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ async def new_connection(stream):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="""Runs the server bound to the\
-        given address/port ADDRESS. """
+        usage="""Runs the server bound to the given address/port ADDRESS. """
     )
 
     parser.add_argument("address", help="ADDRESS:PORT")
diff --git a/examples/async_socket_message_client.py b/examples/async_socket_message_client.py
index ef08f33..bb8397e 100644
--- a/examples/async_socket_message_client.py
+++ b/examples/async_socket_message_client.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import addressbook_capnp
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="Connects to the Example thread server \
-at the given address and does some RPCs"
+        usage="Connects to the Example thread server at the given address and does some RPCs"
     )
     parser.add_argument("host", help="HOST:PORT")
 
diff --git a/examples/async_socket_message_server.py b/examples/async_socket_message_server.py
index e261d7e..8896ff0 100644
--- a/examples/async_socket_message_server.py
+++ b/examples/async_socket_message_server.py
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ async def new_connection(stream):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="""Runs the server bound to the\
-given address/port ADDRESS. """
+        usage="""Runs the server bound to the given address/port ADDRESS. """
     )
 
     parser.add_argument("address", help="ADDRESS:PORT")
diff --git a/examples/async_ssl_calculator_client.py b/examples/async_ssl_calculator_client.py
index 342701a..de33568 100755
--- a/examples/async_ssl_calculator_client.py
+++ b/examples/async_ssl_calculator_client.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ class PowerFunction(calculator_capnp.Calculator.Function.Server):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="Connects to the Calculator server \
-at the given address and does some RPCs"
+        usage="Connects to the Calculator server at the given address and does some RPCs"
     )
     parser.add_argument("host", help="HOST:PORT")
 
diff --git a/examples/async_ssl_calculator_server.py b/examples/async_ssl_calculator_server.py
index 4404889..52a6a37 100755
--- a/examples/async_ssl_calculator_server.py
+++ b/examples/async_ssl_calculator_server.py
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ class CalculatorImpl(calculator_capnp.Calculator.Server):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        usage="""Runs the server bound to the\
-given address/port ADDRESS. """
+        usage="""Runs the server bound to the given address/port ADDRESS. """
     )
 
     parser.add_argument("address", help="ADDRESS:PORT")