diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/~basic_json.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/~basic_json.md
index c5c74a525..64e944006 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/~basic_json.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/~basic_json.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ No-throw guarantee: this member function never throws exceptions.
 
 Linear.
 
+<!-- NOLINT Examples -->
+
 ## Version history
 
 - Added in version 1.0.0.
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/scripts/check_structure.py b/docs/mkdocs/scripts/check_structure.py
index 37c4ce356..76589ce47 100755
--- a/docs/mkdocs/scripts/check_structure.py
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/scripts/check_structure.py
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ def check_structure():
                 if len(line) > 160 and '|' not in line:
                     report('whitespace/line_length', f'{file}:{lineno+1} ({current_section})', f'line is too long ({len(line)} vs. 160 chars)')
 
+                # sections in `<!-- NOLINT -->` comments are treated as present
+                if line.startswith('<!-- NOLINT'):
+                    current_section = line.strip('<!-- NOLINT')
+                    current_section = current_section.strip(' -->')
+                    existing_sections.append(current_section)
+
                 # check if sections are correct
                 if line.startswith('## '):
                     # before starting a new section, check if the previous one documented all overloads