diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2f707d8..694d9b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure
         run: |
-          cabal configure --enable-tests --enable-benchmarks --test-show-details=direct
+          cabal configure --enable-tests --enable-benchmarks --test-show-details=direct -fexamples
           cabal build all --dry-run
         # The last step generates dist-newstyle/cache/plan.json for the cache key.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dc6c92..3087423 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ testMail =
       from = MailAddress "jane@example.com" "Jane Smith"
       subject = "Email Subject"
       content = fromList [mailContentText "Example Content"]
-  in mail [to] from subject content
+  in mail [to] from subject $ Just content
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
diff --git a/examples/SendEmail.hs b/examples/SendEmail.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4084837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/SendEmail.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+
+import Data.List.NonEmpty (fromList)
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import Network.SendGridV3.Api
+import Control.Lens ((^.))
+import Network.Wreq (responseStatus, statusCode)
+
+sendGridApiKey :: Text
+sendGridApiKey = "SG..."
+
+testMail :: Mail () ()
+testMail =
+  let to = personalization $ fromList [MailAddress "john@example.com" "John Doe"]
+      from = MailAddress "jane@example.com" "Jane Smith"
+      subject = "Email Subject"
+      content = fromList [mailContentText "Example Content"]
+  in mail [to] from subject $ Just content
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  sendgridSettings <- mkSendGridSettings sendGridApiKey
+
+  -- Send an email, overriding options as needed
+  eResponse <- sendMail sendgridSettings (testMail { _mailSendAt = Just 1516468000 })
+  case eResponse of
+    Left httpException -> error $ show httpException
+    Right response -> print (response ^. responseStatus . statusCode)
diff --git a/sendgrid-v3.cabal b/sendgrid-v3.cabal
index 66b92f0..b07562f 100644
--- a/sendgrid-v3.cabal
+++ b/sendgrid-v3.cabal
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ maintainer:          buesing.marcel@googlemail.com
 -- copyright:
 category:            Network
 build-type:          Simple
-extra-source-files:  ChangeLog.md
+extra-doc-files:
+    ChangeLog.md
+    README.md
+extra-source-files:
+    examples/*.hs
+    stack.yaml
 tested-with: GHC == 8.10.7
            , GHC == 9.0.2
            , GHC == 9.2.8
@@ -60,3 +65,26 @@ test-suite test
                 , tasty-hunit >= 0.10
                 , text >= 1.2
                 , wreq >= 0.5
+
+Flag examples
+  Description: Build the examples
+  Default: False
+  Manual: True
+
+common examples-settings
+  ghc-options:         -Wall -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  default-extensions:  OverloadedStrings
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                     , lens
+                     , sendgrid-v3
+                     , text
+                     , wreq
+  hs-source-dirs:      examples
+  if !flag(examples)
+    buildable: False
+
+executable SendEmail
+  import:     examples-settings
+  scope:      private
+  main-is:   SendEmail.hs