diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a086a57..74401d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: uv sync --locked --only-group lint
 
       - name: Run Ruff linter
-        # examples/ is excluded, matching the pre-commit ruff hook
-        run: uv run --no-sync ruff check src/ tests/ parity/
+        run: uv run --no-sync ruff check src/ tests/ examples/ parity/
 
       - name: Run Ruff formatter check
         run: uv run --no-sync ruff format --check src/ tests/ examples/ parity/
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 350468e..4d5a019 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ repos:
         name: ruff check
         entry: uv run ruff check --fix --force-exclude
         language: system
-        exclude: ^examples/
         types: [python]
         require_serial: true
       - id: ruff-format
diff --git a/examples/Async/calc_stats_local.py b/examples/Async/calc_stats_local.py
index cf5a55d..b33c4e8 100644
--- a/examples/Async/calc_stats_local.py
+++ b/examples/Async/calc_stats_local.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 
-from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlinkAsync, StatCalcAsync, GameDataBuilderAsync
+from swgoh_comlink import StatCalcAsync
 
 
 async def main():
diff --git a/examples/Async/concurrent_requests.py b/examples/Async/concurrent_requests.py
index 9c7a288..f12ed8d 100644
--- a/examples/Async/concurrent_requests.py
+++ b/examples/Async/concurrent_requests.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlinkAsync
 
-
 # Example ally codes to fetch concurrently
 ALLY_CODES = [
     314927874,
diff --git a/examples/Async/get_events.py b/examples/Async/get_events.py
index 219bde2..079ef7f 100644
--- a/examples/Async/get_events.py
+++ b/examples/Async/get_events.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Union
 
 from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlinkAsync
 
diff --git a/examples/Async/get_player_arena_profile.py b/examples/Async/get_player_arena_profile.py
index 7c4184a..2fcec32 100644
--- a/examples/Async/get_player_arena_profile.py
+++ b/examples/Async/get_player_arena_profile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 # Place module imports below this line
 from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlinkAsync
-from pprint import pprint as pp
 
 
 async def main():
diff --git a/examples/Async/streaming_guild_roster_advanced.py b/examples/Async/streaming_guild_roster_advanced.py
index 34fb75b..21ae98f 100644
--- a/examples/Async/streaming_guild_roster_advanced.py
+++ b/examples/Async/streaming_guild_roster_advanced.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 import argparse
 import asyncio
-import statistics
 import time
 
 from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlinkAsync
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ async def main():
         print(f"Fetching {total} member profiles (max {args.retries} retries each)...\n")
 
         # Step 3: Fetch all members concurrently using TaskGroup
-        fetch_times: list[float] = []
         results: list[dict | None] = []
         overall_start = time.perf_counter()
 
diff --git a/examples/Sync/calc_stats_local.py b/examples/Sync/calc_stats_local.py
index 15c1d4d..beb336f 100644
--- a/examples/Sync/calc_stats_local.py
+++ b/examples/Sync/calc_stats_local.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   4. GameDataBuilder — fetches data dynamically from a running Comlink service
 """
 
-from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlink, StatCalc, GameDataBuilder
+from swgoh_comlink import StatCalc
 
 # --- Example 1: Basic unit (no skills or mods) ---
 basic_unit = {
diff --git a/examples/Sync/get_player_arena_profile.py b/examples/Sync/get_player_arena_profile.py
index 5767beb..cf2f690 100644
--- a/examples/Sync/get_player_arena_profile.py
+++ b/examples/Sync/get_player_arena_profile.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 """
 
 # Place module imports below this line
+
 from swgoh_comlink import SwgohComlink
-from pprint import pprint as pp
 
 # create an instance of a SwgohComlink object
 comlink = SwgohComlink()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7063090..0297699 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ ignore = [
 # Existing violations to address incrementally — do not add new suppressions
 "src/swgoh_comlink/__init__.py" = ["UP036"]   # outdated version block (sys.exit check)
 "src/swgoh_comlink/helpers/*.py" = ["B007", "B904", "SIM102"]  # existing patterns to clean up
+# Examples assign results to named variables to show what each call returns
+"examples/**" = ["F841"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 known-first-party = ["swgoh_comlink"]