diff --git a/src/Modifier.ml b/src/Modifier.ml
index 04fddefc..718cda05 100644
--- a/src/Modifier.ml
+++ b/src/Modifier.ml
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ struct
       | _ -> None
 
     let run f = try_with f () {effc = handler}
-    let try_with = run
+  end
+
+  module TryWith (H : Handler) =
+  struct
+    module R = Run (H)
+    let try_with = R.run
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/ModifierSigs.ml b/src/ModifierSigs.ml
index 03ad5e4f..7e304355 100644
--- a/src/ModifierSigs.ml
+++ b/src/ModifierSigs.ml
@@ -50,17 +50,21 @@ sig
   sig
     val run : (unit -> 'a) -> 'a
     (** [run f h] initializes the engine and runs the thunk [f], using [h] to handle modifier effects. See {!module-type:Handler}. *)
+  end
 
+  module TryWith (H : Handler) :
+  sig
     val try_with : (unit -> 'a) -> 'a
     (** [try_with f h] runs the thunk [f], using [h] to handle the intercepted modifier effects. See {!module-type:Handler}.
 
-        Currently, [try_with] is an alias of {!val:run}, but [try_with] is intended to use within {!val:run} to intercept effects,
-        while {!val:run} is intended to be at the outermost layer to handle effects. That is, the following is the expected program structure:
+        Currently, [try_with] is an alias of {!val:Run.run}, but [try_with] is intended to use within {!val:Run.run} to intercept or reperform effects, while {!val:Run.run} is intended to be at the top-level to set up the environment and handle effects by itself. That is, the following is the expected program structure:
         {[
           run @@ fun () ->
           (* code *)
-          try_with f
+          try_with @@ fun () ->
           (* more code *)
+          try_with @@ fun () ->
+          (* even more code *)
         ]}
     *)
   end
diff --git a/src/Scope.ml b/src/Scope.ml
index c219ee89..fc01bd0f 100644
--- a/src/Scope.ml
+++ b/src/Scope.ml
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ struct
     module M = Mod.Run (H)
     let run ?(export_prefix=Emp) ?(init_visible=Trie.empty) f =
       M.run (fun () -> Internal.run ~export_prefix ~init_visible f)
-    let try_with = M.try_with
   end
 
+  module TryWith (H : Handler) = Mod.TryWith (H)
+
   module Perform = Mod.Perform
 end
diff --git a/src/ScopeSigs.ml b/src/ScopeSigs.ml
index 87a021d9..f393ee38 100644
--- a/src/ScopeSigs.ml
+++ b/src/ScopeSigs.ml
@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ sig
         originating from export namespaces. The default is the empty path ([Emp]).
         This does not affect paths originating from visible namespaces.
         @param init_visible The initial visible namespace. The default is the empty trie. *)
+  end
 
+  module TryWith (H : Handler) :
+  sig
     val try_with : (unit -> 'a) -> 'a
-    (** Execute the code and handles the internal modifier effects. This can be used to intercept
-        or reperform those effects; for example, the following function silences the [shadow] effects.
-        See also {!val:Modifier.S.Run.try_with}.
+    (** Execute the code and handles the internal modifier effects. [try_with] is intended to use within {!val:Run.run} to intercept or reperform internal effects, while {!val:Run.run} is intended to be at the top-level to set up the environment and handle all effects by itself. For example, the following function silences the [shadow] effects. See also {!val:Modifier.S.TryWith.try_with}.
 
         {[
           module H =
@@ -113,10 +114,10 @@ sig
             let shadow _ _ _ y = y
           end
 
-          let silence_shadow f = let module R = Run (H) in R.try_with f
+          let silence_shadow f = let module R = TryWith (H) in R.try_with f
         ]}
 
-        Note that {!val:run} starts a fresh empty scope while [try_with] remains in the current scope.
+        Note that {!val:Run.run} starts a fresh empty scope while [try_with] remains in the current scope.
     *)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/Example.ml b/test/Example.ml
index aebc9e93..ab41de84 100644
--- a/test/Example.ml
+++ b/test/Example.ml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct
       input
 end
 
-module SilentH : S.Handler =
+module SilenceShadow : S.Handler =
 struct
   include S.Perform
   let shadow _ _ _ y = y
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ end
 
 (* Mute the [shadow] effects. *)
 let silence_shadow f =
-  let module R = S.Run (SilentH) in
-  R.try_with f
+  let module T = S.TryWith (SilenceShadow) in
+  T.try_with f
 
 (* The interpreter *)
 let rec interpret_decl : decl -> unit =