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

Bottle Rocket began its life as a 13-minute short film shot in black and white, that is essentially a compressed version of the movie's first act. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 June 2025

But making choices, like wearing a suit and putting my videos in black and white, had a pretty profound effect on my viewership. —Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

As for Liesl, at the end, she’s clad stylishly in black and white — but definitely not in a habit. —Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025

If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thought that his spectacular drone strike on Russian air bases would yield a Kremlin compromise, Russia issued its blunt response in black and white: no chance. —Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 June 2025

Rhymes for in black and white

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