diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml
index aafd08266d00e01ab27890c118c4115dc3e36692..dd2735bd1f3b0e05d14458df4a62742a9a1f1fc2 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/aggregator.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 aggregator.admin_overview:
   title: 'Feed aggregator'
-  description: 'Configure which content your site aggregates from other sites, how often it polls them, and how they''re categorized.'
+  description: 'Add feeds or import OPMLs to gather external content and configure how often they are updated.'
   route_name: aggregator.admin_overview
   parent: system.admin_config_services
   weight: 10
diff --git a/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml
index 3b012283863c4e3024f9e597ba2ae7c5f3c45bee..e0c8b3dff3d56cabe5c43d77b2b69751e1b768b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/language/language.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 entity.configurable_language.collection:
   title: Languages
-  description: 'Configure languages for content and the user interface.'
+  description: 'Configure languages for content, interface, and configuration.'
   route_name: entity.configurable_language.collection
   parent: system.admin_config_regional
 language.content_settings_page:
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml
index 46bdd93d5d1577d4930f019744c3c893e0696fcc..4f394a055fec8edd47310216db208915222072f6 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 path.admin_overview:
   title: 'URL aliases'
-  description: 'Change your site''s URL paths by aliasing them.'
+  description: 'Add custom URLs to existing paths.'
   route_name: path.admin_overview
   parent: system.admin_config_search
   weight: -5
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml
index 9e1f007f577c321bef29a4e6431361012397de6a..1b6b2f9d89409eef711b797559775959650c4bc8 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/simpletest.links.menu.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 simpletest.test_form:
   title: Testing
-  description: 'Run tests against Drupal core and your modules. These tests help assure that your site code is working as designed.'
+  description: 'Run tests against the site''s core code and enabled modules to review your code.'
   route_name: simpletest.test_form
   parent: system.admin_config_development
   weight: -5
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
index 46a2947f5b0ebb253e82f2661bfb2ad2eb028540..3e015ee18af0cf306bf45aeec808b3d9686e1ee2 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ user.admin_index:
 entity.user.admin_form:
   title: 'Account settings'
   parent: user.admin_index
-  description: 'Configure default behavior of users, including registration requirements, emails, and fields.'
+  description: 'Configure default user account settings, including fields, registration requirements, and email messages.'
   weight: -10
   route_name: entity.user.admin_form