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

Recent Examples on the Web

Pic was shot in black and white in Mexico and features a score composed by Rodríguez-López and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante, who has contributed to some of The Mars Volta’s albums. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 May 2025

The gray hue looks most similar to Quinn’s friend and co-worker Ellie Estevez’s style, but the boots are also available in black and white, and silver. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Mourners clad in black and white streamed into the theater and some doubled over in tears as a recording of Pérez singing the national anthem played. —Martín Adames Alcántara, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

Mourners clad in black and white streamed into Santo Domingo’s National Theater, where the body of Rubby Pérez lay inside a closed coffin. —Martín Adames Alcántara and Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for in black and white

• actinolite
• adipocyte
• amphibolite
• anorthosite
• anthophyllite
• aragonite
• carbonatite
• cassiterite
• cristobalite
• crocidolite
• diatomite
• dithionite