diff --git a/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js b/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js
index 1b91ef2715a..3ed9f0dc0cc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js
+++ b/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function isPropertyDescriptor(node) {
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "Enforces getter/setter pairs in objects",
+            description: "enforce getter and setter pairs in objects",
             category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js b/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js
index 53456d6b3ac..09598031b49 100644
--- a/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var astUtils = require("../ast-utils");
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "Enforce spacing inside array brackets",
+            description: "enforce consistent spacing inside array brackets",
             category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/default-case.js b/lib/rules/default-case.js
index 071939af57b..ae70a59284f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/default-case.js
+++ b/lib/rules/default-case.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var DEFAULT_COMMENT_PATTERN = /^no default$/;
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "require `default` cases in <code>switch</code> statements",
+            description: "require `default` cases in `switch` statements",
             category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js b/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js
index 31aee574483..9a8b1c39251 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function includesBothInAGroup(groups, left, right) {
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "Disallow mixed binary operators.",
+            description: "disallow mixed binary operators",
             category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js b/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js
index 75881abaa41..febb1459be6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "disallow calling some Object.prototype methods directly on objects",
+            description: "disallow calling some `Object.prototype` methods directly on objects",
             category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false
         }
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-script-url.js b/lib/rules/no-script-url.js
index 0605cd86429..1985cf3b95f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-script-url.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-script-url.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "disallow `javascript",
+            description: "disallow `javascript:` urls",
             category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js
index c868f8579dc..e0a5d45c040 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var SENTINEL_NODE_TYPE_CONTINUE = /^(?:Program|(?:Function|Class)(?:Declaration|
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "disallow control flow statements in finally blocks",
+            description: "disallow control flow statements in `finally` blocks",
             category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false
         }
diff --git a/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js b/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js
index d4a3a85df11..25575a790a6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(options) {
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "require or disallow line breaks inside braces.",
+            description: "enforce consistent line breaks inside braces",
             category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js b/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js
index 31fa0667737..a152b03ac99 100644
--- a/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js
+++ b/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
-            description: "require or disallow Unicode BOM",
+            description: "require or disallow Unicode byte order mark (BOM)",
             category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false
         },