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diff --git a/Doc/library/tempfile.rst b/Doc/library/tempfile.rst
index ae1c610..2f37ede 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tempfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tempfile.rst
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ The module defines the following user-callable functions:
The returned object is a true file object on POSIX platforms. On other
platforms, it is a file-like object whose :attr:`file` attribute is the
- underlying true file object.
+ underlying true file object. This file-like object can be used in a :keyword:`with`
+ statement, just like a normal file.
.. function:: NamedTemporaryFile([mode='w+b'[, bufsize=-1[, suffix[, prefix[, dir[, delete]]]]]])
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ The module defines the following user-callable functions:
If *delete* is true (the default), the file is deleted as soon as it is closed.
The returned object is always a file-like object whose :attr:`file` attribute
- is the underlying true file object.
+ is the underlying true file object. This file-like object can be used in a :keyword:`with`
+ statement, just like a normal file.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ The module defines the following user-callable functions:
The returned object is a file-like object whose :attr:`_file` attribute
is either a :class:`StringIO` object or a true file object, depending on
- whether :func:`rollover` has been called.
+ whether :func:`rollover` has been called. This file-like object can be used in a
+ :keyword:`with` statement, just like a normal file.
.. versionadded:: 2.6