fade to black

phrase

of a movie or TV screen

: to change gradually until it is completely black

As the hero rides into the sunset, the screen fades to black.

Examples of fade to black in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The episode ends there, because Bravo knows when to fade to black—right before the group chat explodes. — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025

Sunday’s loser will see its playoff hopes realistically fade to black. — Greg Cote october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

The best guess is the inconsistent Wicks could fade to black. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

After the first fade to black, Coogler takes us about sixty years into the future, to Chicago in 1992. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for fade to black

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