diff --git a/R/dtc_create_iso8601.R b/R/dtc_create_iso8601.R
index ededaa4d..34981d44 100644
--- a/R/dtc_create_iso8601.R
+++ b/R/dtc_create_iso8601.R
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ format_iso8601 <- function(m, .cutoff_2000 = 68L) {
 #' format <- list(c("dd mmm yyyy", "dd mmm yyyyHH:MM"))
 #' create_iso8601(datetimes, .format = format, .na = c("UN", "UNK"))
 #'
+#' # Dates and times may come in many format variations
+#' fmt <- "dd MMM yyyy HH nn ss"
+#' fmt_cmp <- fmt_cmp(mon = "MMM", min = "nn", sec = "ss")
+#' create_iso8601("05 feb 1985 12 55 02", .format = fmt, .fmt_c = fmt_cmp)
+#'
 #' @export
 create_iso8601 <- function(..., .format, .fmt_c = fmt_cmp(), .na = NULL, .cutoff_2000 = 68L, .check_format = FALSE) {
 
diff --git a/man/create_iso8601.Rd b/man/create_iso8601.Rd
index e55adf17..81481975 100644
--- a/man/create_iso8601.Rd
+++ b/man/create_iso8601.Rd
@@ -93,4 +93,9 @@ datetimes <- c("UN UNK 201914:00", "UN JAN 2021")
 format <- list(c("dd mmm yyyy", "dd mmm yyyyHH:MM"))
 create_iso8601(datetimes, .format = format, .na = c("UN", "UNK"))
 
+# Dates and times may come in many format variations
+fmt <- "dd MMM yyyy HH nn ss"
+fmt_cmp <- fmt_cmp(mon = "MMM", min = "nn", sec = "ss")
+create_iso8601("05 feb 1985 12 55 02", .format = fmt, .fmt_c = fmt_cmp)
+
 }