diff --git a/docs/core/logger.md b/docs/core/logger.md
index 39dd62e694..1112eaec10 100644
--- a/docs/core/logger.md
+++ b/docs/core/logger.md
@@ -456,21 +456,26 @@ For example, by setting the "sample rate" to `0.5`, roughly 50% of your lambda i
 
 === "handler.ts"
 
-    ```typescript hl_lines="5"
+    ```typescript hl_lines="6"
     import { Logger } from "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger";
 
+    // Notice the log level set to 'ERROR'
     const logger = new Logger({
         logLevel: "ERROR",
         sampleRateValue: 0.5
     });
     
     const lambdaHandler = async () => {
-    
-        // 0.5 means that you have 50% chance that these logs will be printed
-        logger.info("This is INFO log #1");
-        logger.info("This is INFO log #2");
-        logger.info("This is INFO log #3");
-        logger.info("This is INFO log #4");
+
+        // This log item (equal to log level 'ERROR') will be printed to standard output
+        // in all Lambda invocations
+        logger.error("This is an ERROR log");
+
+        // These log items (below the log level 'ERROR') have ~50% chance 
+        // of being printed in a Lambda invocation
+        logger.debug("This is a DEBUG log that has 50% chance of being printed");
+        logger.info("This is an INFO log that has 50% chance of being printed");
+        logger.warn("This is a WARN log that has 50% chance of being printed");
         
         // Optional: refresh sample rate calculation on runtime
         // logger.refreshSampleRateCalculation();
@@ -478,20 +483,20 @@ For example, by setting the "sample rate" to `0.5`, roughly 50% of your lambda i
     };
     ```
 
-=== "Example CloudWatch Logs excerpt"
+=== "Example CloudWatch Logs excerpt - Invocation #1"
 
-    ```json hl_lines="4 12 20 28"
+    ```json
     {
-        "level": "INFO",
-        "message": "This is INFO log #1",
+        "level": "ERROR",
+        "message": "This is an ERROR log",
         "sampling_rate": "0.5",
         "service": "shopping-cart-api",
         "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.334Z",
         "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
     }
     {
-        "level": "INFO",
-        "message": "This is INFO log #2",
+        "level": "DEBUG",
+        "message": "This is a DEBUG log that has 50% chance of being printed",
         "sampling_rate": "0.5", 
         "service": "shopping-cart-api",
         "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.337Z",
@@ -499,20 +504,83 @@ For example, by setting the "sample rate" to `0.5`, roughly 50% of your lambda i
     }
     {
         "level": "INFO",
-        "message": "This is INFO log #3",
+        "message": "This is an INFO log that has 50% chance of being printed",
         "sampling_rate": "0.5", 
         "service": "shopping-cart-api",
         "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.338Z",
         "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
     }
+    {
+        "level": "WARN",
+        "message": "This is a WARN log that has 50% chance of being printed",
+        "sampling_rate": "0.5", 
+        "service": "shopping-cart-api",
+        "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.338Z",
+        "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
+    }
+    ```
+
+=== "Example CloudWatch Logs excerpt - Invocation #2"
+
+    ```json
+    {
+        "level": "ERROR",
+        "message": "This is an ERROR log",
+        "sampling_rate": "0.5",
+        "service": "shopping-cart-api",
+        "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.334Z",
+        "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
+    }
+    ```
+
+=== "Example CloudWatch Logs excerpt - Invocation #3"
+
+    ```json
+    {
+        "level": "ERROR",
+        "message": "This is an ERROR log",
+        "sampling_rate": "0.5",
+        "service": "shopping-cart-api",
+        "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.334Z",
+        "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
+    }
+    {
+        "level": "DEBUG",
+        "message": "This is a DEBUG log that has 50% chance of being printed",
+        "sampling_rate": "0.5", 
+        "service": "shopping-cart-api",
+        "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.337Z",
+        "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
+    }
     {
         "level": "INFO",
-        "message": "This is INFO log #4",
+        "message": "This is an INFO log that has 50% chance of being printed",
         "sampling_rate": "0.5", 
         "service": "shopping-cart-api",
         "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.338Z",
         "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
     }
+    {
+        "level": "WARN",
+        "message": "This is a WARN log that has 50% chance of being printed",
+        "sampling_rate": "0.5", 
+        "service": "shopping-cart-api",
+        "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.338Z",
+        "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
+    }
+    ```
+
+=== "Example CloudWatch Logs excerpt - Invocation #4"
+
+    ```json
+    {
+        "level": "ERROR",
+        "message": "This is an ERROR log",
+        "sampling_rate": "0.5",
+        "service": "shopping-cart-api",
+        "timestamp": "2021-12-12T22:59:06.334Z",
+        "xray_trace_id": "abcdef123456abcdef123456abcdef123456"
+    }
     ```
 
 ### Custom Log formatter (Bring Your Own Formatter)
diff --git a/packages/logger/examples/sample-rate.ts b/packages/logger/examples/sample-rate.ts
index 6b4abb3554..0051a62e6d 100644
--- a/packages/logger/examples/sample-rate.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/examples/sample-rate.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 require('./../tests/helpers/populateEnvironmentVariables');
 
 // Additional runtime variables
-process.env.LOG_LEVEL = 'WARN';
+process.env.LOG_LEVEL = 'ERROR';
 process.env.POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME = 'hello-world';
 process.env.POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE = '0.5';
 
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ const logger = new Logger();
 
 const lambdaHandler: Handler = async () => {
 
-  logger.info('This is INFO log #1');
-  logger.info('This is INFO log #2');
-  logger.info('This is INFO log #3');
-  logger.info('This is INFO log #4');
+  // This log item (equal to log level 'ERROR') will be printed to standard output
+  // in all Lambda invocations
+  logger.error('This is an ERROR log');
 
-  // Refresh sample rate calculation on runtime
-  logger.refreshSampleRateCalculation();
+  // These log items (below the log level 'ERROR') have ~50% chance
+  // of being printed in a Lambda invocation
+  logger.debug('This is a DEBUG log that has 50% chance of being printed');
+  logger.info('This is an INFO log that has 50% chance of being printed');
+  logger.warn('This is a WARN log that has 50% chance of being printed');
+
+  // Optional: refresh sample rate calculation on runtime
+  // logger.refreshSampleRateCalculation();
 
   return {
     foo: 'bar'