in black and white

idiom

: in written or printed form

I want to see it in black and white.

: 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.

: using equipment that produces only black-and-white pictures

a movie filmed in black and white.

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Movies in black and white and stories from Bob Costas get old after awhile. —

Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Our two-party political system puts us on a mental track of seeing things in black and white, as part of an either/or paradigm. —

Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The following month, Wilkinson shared another image from this photo shoot, this time in black and white. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Cordoba's also a little fashionista who turned heads dressed in black and white while joining her grandparents at the Chanel fashion show in 2023. —

Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in black and white

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