diff --git a/examples/colorful/colorful.tm b/examples/colorful/colorful.tm
index 7b265ec..78a831c 100644
--- a/examples/colorful/colorful.tm
+++ b/examples/colorful/colorful.tm
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func _add_ansi_sequences(text:Text, prev_state:_TermState -> Text):
     else if text == "rparen": return ")"
     else if text == "@" or text == "at": return "@"
     parts := (
-        text:matches_pattern($Pat/{0+..}:{0+..}/) or
+        text:pattern_captures($Pat/{0+..}:{0+..}/) or
         return "@("++_for_terminal(Colorful.from_text(text), prev_state)++")"
     )
     attributes := parts[1]:split_pattern($Pat/{0+space},{0+space}/)
diff --git a/examples/tomo-install/tomo-install.tm b/examples/tomo-install/tomo-install.tm
index 3be23a8..e584fe6 100644
--- a/examples/tomo-install/tomo-install.tm
+++ b/examples/tomo-install/tomo-install.tm
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ func find_urls(path:Path -> [Text]):
             urls:insert_all(find_urls(f))
     else if path:is_file() and path:extension() == ".tm":
         for line in path:by_line()!:
-            if m := line:matches_pattern($Pat/use{space}{url}/) or line:matches_pattern($Pat/{id}{space}:={space}use{space}{url}/):
-                urls:insert(m[-1])
+            if captures := line:pattern_captures($Pat/use{space}{url}/) or line:pattern_captures($Pat/{id}{space}:={space}use{space}{url}/):
+                urls:insert(captures[-1])
     return urls
 
 func main(paths:[Path]):
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func main(paths:[Path]):
 
         alias := none:Text
         curl_flags := ["-L"]
-        if github := url_without_protocol:matches_pattern($Pat"github.com/{!/}/{!/}#{..}"):
+        if github := url_without_protocol:pattern_captures($Pat"github.com/{!/}/{!/}#{..}"):
             user := github[1]
             repo := github[2]
             tag := github[3]