diff --git a/pandas/core/strings.py b/pandas/core/strings.py
index 23c891ec4fcd0..bbb7ec7e77a59 100644
--- a/pandas/core/strings.py
+++ b/pandas/core/strings.py
@@ -1651,17 +1651,53 @@ def str_translate(arr, table, deletechars=None):
 
 def str_get(arr, i):
     """
+    Extract element from each component at specified position.
+
     Extract element from lists, tuples, or strings in each element in the
     Series/Index.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     i : int
-        Integer index (location)
+        Position of element to extract.
 
     Returns
     -------
     items : Series/Index of objects
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> s = pd.Series(["String",
+               (1, 2, 3),
+               ["a", "b", "c"],
+               123, -456,
+               {1:"Hello", "2":"World"}])
+    >>> s
+    0                        String
+    1                     (1, 2, 3)
+    2                     [a, b, c]
+    3                           123
+    4                          -456
+    5    {1: 'Hello', '2': 'World'}
+    dtype: object
+
+    >>> s.str.get(1)
+    0        t
+    1        2
+    2        b
+    3      NaN
+    4      NaN
+    5    Hello
+    dtype: object
+
+    >>> s.str.get(-1)
+    0      g
+    1      3
+    2      c
+    3    NaN
+    4    NaN
+    5    NaN
+    dtype: object
     """
     f = lambda x: x[i] if len(x) > i >= -len(x) else np.nan
     return _na_map(f, arr)