diff --git a/python/dgl/dataloading/shadow.py b/python/dgl/dataloading/shadow.py
index 5618ff9e94eb..05ccf99aef87 100644
--- a/python/dgl/dataloading/shadow.py
+++ b/python/dgl/dataloading/shadow.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def sample(
         Parameters
         ----------
         g : DGLGraph
-            The graph to sampler from.
+            The graph to sample nodes from.
         seed_nodes : Tensor or dict[str, Tensor]
             The nodes sampled in the current minibatch.
         exclude_eids : Tensor or dict[etype, Tensor], optional