diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d535a8..b70670b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ PYTHON3 ?= python3
 all: \
   .venv-pre-commit/var/.pre-commit-built.log \
   all-shapes \
-  all-tests
+  all-examples
 
 .PHONY: \
   all-dependencies \
+  all-examples \
   all-ontology \
   all-shapes \
   all-tests \
   check-dependencies \
+  check-examples \
   check-mypy \
   check-ontology \
   check-shapes \
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ all: \
   check-supply-chain-submodules \
   check-tests \
   clean-dependencies \
+  clean-examples \
   clean-ontology \
   clean-shapes \
   clean-tests
@@ -112,6 +115,11 @@ all-dependencies: \
 	  PYTHON3=$(PYTHON3) \
 	  --directory dependencies
 
+all-examples: \
+  all-tests
+	$(MAKE) \
+	  --directory examples
+
 all-ontology: \
   all-dependencies
 	$(MAKE) \
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ all-tests: \
 check: \
   .venv-pre-commit/var/.pre-commit-built.log \
   check-mypy \
-  check-tests
+  check-examples
 
 check-dependencies: \
   all-dependencies
@@ -138,6 +146,13 @@ check-dependencies: \
 	  --directory dependencies \
 	  check
 
+check-examples: \
+  all-examples \
+  check-tests
+	$(MAKE) \
+	  --directory examples \
+	  check
+
 check-mypy: \
   .venv.done.log
 	source venv/bin/activate \
@@ -234,6 +249,7 @@ check-tests: \
 	  check
 
 clean: \
+  clean-examples \
   clean-tests \
   clean-shapes \
   clean-ontology \
@@ -246,6 +262,11 @@ clean-dependencies:
 	  --directory dependencies \
 	  clean
 
+clean-examples:
+	@$(MAKE) \
+	  --directory examples \
+	  clean
+
 clean-ontology:
 	@$(MAKE) \
 	  --directory ontology \
diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecc2061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+# Portions of this file contributed by NIST are governed by the
+# following statement:
+#
+# This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards
+# and Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the course
+# of their official duties. Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the
+# United States Code, this software is not subject to copyright
+# protection within the United States. NIST assumes no responsibility
+# whatsoever for its use by other parties, and makes no guarantees,
+# expressed or implied, about its quality, reliability, or any other
+# characteristic.
+#
+# We would appreciate acknowledgement if the software is used.
+
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+top_srcdir := $(shell cd .. ; pwd)
+
+example_ttls := $(wildcard example-*.ttl)
+
+validation_done_logs := $(foreach example_ttl,$(example_ttls),.$(example_ttl).validation.done.log)
+
+all:
+
+.example-%.validation.done.log: \
+  example-% \
+  $(top_srcdir)/.venv.done.log \
+  $(top_srcdir)/ontology/generated-ontology.ttl \
+  $(top_srcdir)/shapes/generated-shapes.ttl \
+  sh-qc.ttl
+	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
+	  && pyshacl \
+	    --inference none \
+	    --metashacl \
+	    --ont-graph $(top_srcdir)/ontology/generated-ontology.ttl \
+	    --shacl sh-qc.ttl \
+	    $<
+	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
+	  && pyshacl \
+	    --inference none \
+	    --ont-graph $(top_srcdir)/ontology/generated-ontology.ttl \
+	    --shacl $(top_srcdir)/shapes/generated-shapes.ttl \
+	    $<
+	touch $@
+
+check: \
+  $(validation_done_logs)
+
+clean:
+	@rm -f \
+	  .*.done.log
diff --git a/examples/sh-qc.ttl b/examples/sh-qc.ttl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b55342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sh-qc.ttl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@prefix drafting: <http://example.org/ontology/drafting/> .
+@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
+@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
+@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
+@prefix sh: <http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#> .
+@prefix sh-qc: <http://example.org/shapes/sh-qc/> .
+@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
+
+<http://example.org/shapes/sh-qc>
+	a owl:Ontology ;
+	rdfs:comment "Shapes in this graph are scoped to quality control for illustrative example data graphs."@en ;
+	.
+