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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She was shot in black and white by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux.
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Wwd Staff, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Shot in black and white, and set entirely within a Mexico City apartment, the film received widespread critical and festival acclaim, prompting Alfonso Cuarón to partner with Warner Independent Pictures to release the film stateside.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
My favorite wedge version from Alaïa will be available in black and white.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Much of it is in black and white, treating the detonation of the first atomic bomb as the event that unleashed true evil into the world.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Wwd Staff, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Shot in black and white, and set entirely within a Mexico City apartment, the film received widespread critical and festival acclaim, prompting Alfonso Cuarón to partner with Warner Independent Pictures to release the film stateside.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
My favorite wedge version from Alaïa will be available in black and white.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Much of it is in black and white, treating the detonation of the first atomic bomb as the event that unleashed true evil into the world.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in black and white
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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