in black and white

phrase

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

Most of life is complex and multifaceted, and reading is one of the only habits that pushes back against the instinct to see things in black and white. — Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

When fantasy football first began — when the world was in black and white — there were no points awarded for receptions. — Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Restore screenwriter Scott Frank’s original idea of rendering the past in black and white. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

Working in both color and in black and white, his subjects — sometimes family, sometimes random people, sometimes buildings or streets with nobody in sight — can have the warmth and intensity of his poems. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in black and white

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