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
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The Ear and the more compact Ear (a) will be available in black and white, with the latter also available in a Playdate yellow variant that applies to the case and the earbuds themselves.
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Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Eli Lilly also released a second ad, in black and white, on Thursday that touched on the stigma of weight as part of a campaign to connect with patients, company CEO Dave Ricks said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
One tussle is composed in black and white; others take place with the creatures skidding on oil slicks and water puddles, or gawking as the Chameleon, living up to her name, throws a jab that mutates into an elephant’s trunk.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Even the choice of his palette, a near-depiction in black and white, seems designed to promote a way of seeing that is starkly real.
—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
The eight-episode Netflix series, shot entirely in black and white, is adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by creator Steven Zaillian, and also stars Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s one of her really close-up with this blanket around her face, and it’s shot so beautifully in black and white.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
The sleek shoe, in black and white, touches down this spring.
—WSJ, 7 Mar. 2024
Porter uses this striking technique throughout the film (rehearsal footage in black and white, live concert videos in color), offering a distinction between Vandross’ necessarily subdued working style and his magnetic stage presence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Eli Lilly also released a second ad, in black and white, on Thursday that touched on the stigma of weight as part of a campaign to connect with patients, company CEO Dave Ricks said.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
One tussle is composed in black and white; others take place with the creatures skidding on oil slicks and water puddles, or gawking as the Chameleon, living up to her name, throws a jab that mutates into an elephant’s trunk.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Even the choice of his palette, a near-depiction in black and white, seems designed to promote a way of seeing that is starkly real.
—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
The eight-episode Netflix series, shot entirely in black and white, is adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by creator Steven Zaillian, and also stars Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
There’s one of her really close-up with this blanket around her face, and it’s shot so beautifully in black and white.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
The sleek shoe, in black and white, touches down this spring.
—WSJ, 7 Mar. 2024
Porter uses this striking technique throughout the film (rehearsal footage in black and white, live concert videos in color), offering a distinction between Vandross’ necessarily subdued working style and his magnetic stage presence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
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