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

The pair also posed for a series of stunning editorial shots, many of them in black and white. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

Good Night, and Good Luck lays that out in black and white. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025

Two large banners featuring Kirk, one in black and white and the other in color, spread across the fence. —Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025

Nouvelle Vague, shot entirely in Paris, mostly in French and in black and white, centers on the events surrounding the making of Godard’s New Wave classic Breathless, which starred Seberg and Belmondo. —Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for in black and white

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