diff --git a/Examples/Algorithms/TrackFinding/src/MuonHoughSeeder.cpp b/Examples/Algorithms/TrackFinding/src/MuonHoughSeeder.cpp
index b074d14ab91..dda3349d254 100644
--- a/Examples/Algorithms/TrackFinding/src/MuonHoughSeeder.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Algorithms/TrackFinding/src/MuonHoughSeeder.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ ActsExamples::ProcessCode ActsExamples::MuonHoughSeeder::execute(
 
   // create the function parametrising the drift radius uncertainty
   auto houghWidth_fromDC = [](double, const DriftCircle& DC) {
-    return std::min(DC.rDriftError() * 3.,
-                    1.0);  // scale reported errors up to at least 1mm or 3
-                           // times the reported error as drift circle calib not
-                           // fully reliable at this stage
+    // scale reported errors up to at least 1mm or 3 times the reported error as
+    // drift circle calib not fully reliable at this stage
+    return std::min(DC.rDriftError() * 3., 1.0);
   };
 
   // store the true parameters
@@ -100,12 +99,12 @@ ActsExamples::ProcessCode ActsExamples::MuonHoughSeeder::execute(
   // instantiate the hough plane
   Acts::HoughTransformUtils::HoughPlane<Acts::GeometryIdentifier::Value>
       houghPlane(planeCfg);
-  // also insantiate the peak finder
+  // also instantiate the peak finder
   Acts::HoughTransformUtils::PeakFinders::IslandsAroundMax<
       Acts::GeometryIdentifier::Value>
       peakFinder(peakFinderCfg);
 
-  // loop pver true hirs
+  // loop over true hits
   for (auto& SH : gotSH) {
     // read the identifier
     MuonMdtIdentifierFields detailedInfo =
@@ -113,10 +112,9 @@ ActsExamples::ProcessCode ActsExamples::MuonHoughSeeder::execute(
     // store the true parameters
     truePatterns.emplace_back(SH.direction().y() / SH.direction().z(),
                               SH.fourPosition().y());
-    // std::cout<<"station name=" <<
-    // static_cast<int>(SH.stationName)<<std::endl;
-    std::cout << "direction = " << SH.direction().y() << std::endl;
-    std::cout << "fourposition y = " << SH.fourPosition().y() << std::endl;
+    // ACTS_VERBOSE("station name=" << static_cast<int>(SH.stationName));
+    ACTS_VERBOSE("direction = " << SH.direction().y());
+    ACTS_VERBOSE("fourposition y = " << SH.fourPosition().y());
     std::cin.ignore();
     // reset the hough plane
     houghPlane.reset();
diff --git a/Examples/Io/EDM4hep/src/EDM4hepReader.cpp b/Examples/Io/EDM4hep/src/EDM4hepReader.cpp
index 4aef2c30e56..4561bc61db0 100644
--- a/Examples/Io/EDM4hep/src/EDM4hepReader.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Io/EDM4hep/src/EDM4hepReader.cpp
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ ProcessCode EDM4hepReader::read(const AlgorithmContext& ctx) {
 
     for (auto it = hitsByParticle.begin(), end = hitsByParticle.end();
          it != end; it = hitsByParticle.upper_bound(it->first)) {
-      std::cout << "Particle " << it->first << " has "
-                << hitsByParticle.count(it->first) << " hits" << std::endl;
+      ACTS_DEBUG("Particle " << it->first << " has "
+                             << hitsByParticle.count(it->first) << " hits");
 
       std::vector<std::size_t> hitIndices;
       hitIndices.reserve(hitsByParticle.count(it->first));
diff --git a/Examples/Io/Root/src/RootMaterialTrackReader.cpp b/Examples/Io/Root/src/RootMaterialTrackReader.cpp
index b7e5e0ef4f2..dc8a48e137e 100644
--- a/Examples/Io/Root/src/RootMaterialTrackReader.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Io/Root/src/RootMaterialTrackReader.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ RootMaterialTrackReader::RootMaterialTrackReader(const Config& config,
   ACTS_DEBUG("The full chain has "
              << nentries << " entries for " << m_events
              << " events this corresponds to a batch size of: " << m_batchSize);
-  std::cout << "The full chain has " << nentries << " entries for " << m_events
-            << " events this corresponds to a batch size of: " << m_batchSize
-            << std::endl;
 
   // Sort the entry numbers of the events
   {