in black and white
idiom
1
: in written or printed form
I want to see it in black and white.
2
: in a way that involves a simple choice between two opposite things (such as good and bad or right and wrong)
She sees everything in black and white.
3
: using equipment that produces only black-and-white pictures
a movie filmed in black and white.
Examples of in black and white in a Sentence
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The news came in a brief Instagram video in which MC flipped her hair back and walked slowly in shiny black leather high-heeled boots and black cat suit in front of a giant mural of herself, with the album title spelled out over and over in black and white behind her.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 July 2025
The washable and repairable bags are in black and white.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Several actors have donned the famed crimson cape on big and small screens through the years, in black and white and in vibrant color film.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 July 2025
Shot in black and white and with a 4:3 aspect ratio, Nouvelle Vague has been described as a love letter to the French New Wave.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 July 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 July 2025
The washable and repairable bags are in black and white.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Several actors have donned the famed crimson cape on big and small screens through the years, in black and white and in vibrant color film.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 11 July 2025
Shot in black and white and with a 4:3 aspect ratio, Nouvelle Vague has been described as a love letter to the French New Wave.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 July 2025
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“In black and white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20black%20and%20white. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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