How to Use black-and-blue in a Sentence

black-and-blue

adjective

• The star walked the red carpet in a black-and-blue strapless gown by Lanvin.
  — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
• Diarra Kilpatrick paired her form-fitting black-and-blue dress with opera gloves.
  — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• Baltimore maintains its bruising, black-and-blue identity under new coach Jesse Minter.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
• The black-and-blue habits started with the Nashville Predators, Arvidsson’s original club.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
• Metcalf and the fan, wearing a black-and-blue shirt and a blue wig, were speaking to each other before the two-time Pro Bowler threw a right hand toward the man's face.
  — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025