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diff --git a/doc/build/orm/session_basics.rst b/doc/build/orm/session_basics.rst
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+++ b/doc/build/orm/session_basics.rst
@@ -386,7 +386,9 @@ The flush which occurs automatically within the scope of certain methods
is known as **autoflush**. Autoflush is defined as a configurable,
automatic flush call which occurs at the beginning of methods including:
-* :meth:`_orm.Session.execute` and other SQL-executing methods
+* :meth:`_orm.Session.execute` and other SQL-executing methods, when used
+ against ORM-enabled SQL constructs, such as :func:`_sql.select` objects
+ that refer to ORM entities and/or ORM-mapped attributes
* When a :class:`_query.Query` is invoked to send SQL to the database
* Within the :meth:`.Session.merge` method before querying the database
* When objects are :ref:`refreshed <session_expiring>`