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

So many of its highlights are in black and white, and so many of its GOATs are ghosts, that the former national pastime is easily dismissed as past its prime. —Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025

All the floral arrangements are of the period, but in black and white. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

The dress, in black and white color blocking, featured a gazar petal drape at the hips for an exaggerated, yet soft, element. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025

In flashback scenes shot in black and white, Stephen Graham does a lot of sitting at the kitchen table smoking, a lot of sitting on a barstool smoking, and a lot of yelling at his family. —Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for in black and white

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