diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
index 89c6838..2d92cf4 100644
--- a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/exclusive_minimum'
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/exclusive_maximum'
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/nullable_deprecation'
+require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation'
 
 module OpenAPIParser
   class SpecViolationError < OpenAPIError
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ def rules
           Rules::ExclusiveMinimum,
           Rules::ExclusiveMaximum,
           Rules::NullableDeprecation,
+          Rules::ExampleSingularDeprecation,
         ]
       end
   end
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cb8c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module OpenAPIParser
+  class SpecValidator
+    module Rules
+      # In 3.1 the singular `example` keyword on a Schema is deprecated in
+      # favor of the JSON Schema `examples` array. The field is still
+      # allowed but discouraged, so we report it as a violation.
+      class ExampleSingularDeprecation < Rule
+        def check(root)
+          return [] unless version == :v3_1
+
+          violations = []
+          each_schema(root) do |schema|
+            next unless schema.raw_schema.is_a?(Hash) && schema.raw_schema.key?('example')
+
+            violations << violation(
+              path: schema.object_reference,
+              message: 'singular `example` on a Schema is deprecated in 3.1; use the `examples` array',
+            )
+          end
+          violations
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs b/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
index fea9a7b..1c7fcb6 100644
--- a/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
+++ b/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ module OpenAPIParser
       class NullableDeprecation < Rule
         def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
       end
+
+      class ExampleSingularDeprecation < Rule
+        def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_1/example_keyword_30.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/example_keyword_30.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95c36bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/example_keyword_30.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: Catalog API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /products:
+    get:
+      summary: List products
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Product'
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Product:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        # 3.0 form: the singular `example` keyword on a Schema is the standard
+        # way to attach a sample value in 3.0, so no violation is expected.
+        sku:
+          type: string
+          example: ABC-123
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_1/example_keyword_31.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/example_keyword_31.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9c765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/example_keyword_31.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Catalog API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /products:
+    get:
+      summary: List products
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Product'
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Product:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        # 3.0 form leaking into a 3.1 document: the singular `example` is
+        # deprecated in 3.1 in favor of the `examples` array, so it is
+        # reported as a violation.
+        sku:
+          type: string
+          example: ABC-123
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb
index 143c3d3..1d8ac7c 100644
--- a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb
@@ -87,4 +87,18 @@ def expect_clean(file)
       expect_clean('nullable_30.yaml')
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'singular example on a Schema (deprecated in 3.1)' do
+    it 'warns on the version-mismatched document under :warn' do
+      expect_mismatch_warns('example_keyword_31.yaml', [:example_singular_deprecation])
+    end
+
+    it 'raises SpecViolationError on the version-mismatched document under :raise' do
+      expect_mismatch_raises('example_keyword_31.yaml', [:example_singular_deprecation])
+    end
+
+    it 'stays clean on the correctly-versioned document' do
+      expect_clean('example_keyword_30.yaml')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c4515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::ExampleSingularDeprecation' do
+  def schema_with_example(openapi_version_string, schema_payload)
+    raw = {
+      'openapi' => openapi_version_string,
+      'info' => { 'title' => 'test', 'version' => '1.0' },
+      'paths' => {},
+      'components' => { 'schemas' => { 'Sample' => schema_payload } },
+    }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(raw, strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def run_rule_for(root)
+    OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::ExampleSingularDeprecation.new(root.openapi_version).check(root)
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.0 document using singular example on a Schema' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = schema_with_example('3.0.0', { 'type' => 'string', 'example' => 'sample' })
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document using singular example on a Schema' do
+    it 'reports one violation pointing at the offending schema' do
+      root = schema_with_example('3.1.0', { 'type' => 'string', 'example' => 'sample' })
+      violations = run_rule_for(root)
+      expect(violations.size).to eq 1
+      expect(violations.first.path).to eq '#/components/schemas/Sample'
+      expect(violations.first.rule_name).to eq :example_singular_deprecation
+      expect(violations.first.message).to include('deprecated in 3.1')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document that does not use singular example' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = schema_with_example('3.1.0', { 'type' => 'string' })
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document using the examples array (correct 3.1 form)' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = schema_with_example('3.1.0', { 'type' => 'string', 'examples' => ['sample'] })
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with an :unknown version document' do
+    it 'reports no violation (rule skipped)' do
+      root = schema_with_example('4.0.0', { 'type' => 'string', 'example' => 'sample' })
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+end