How to Use in black and white in a Sentence

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  • The sleek shoe, in black and white, touches down this spring.
    — WSJ, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In front of it, Grande wrote her message in black and white text.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The rays of light, beamed in black and white, opened to him a world at once majestic and lost.
    — Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • To even film something in black and white is unheard of.
    — Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2023
  • So, now he's got it in black and white, so there can be no question.
    — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Nolan shoots this in black and white (a new type of IMAX film was created for the scenes).
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
  • Su said field agents show the pictures in black and white in an effort to lessen the trauma.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • Su said field agents show the pictures in black and white in an effort to lessen the trauma.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • Half the movie in black and white … wanting to be on location.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Seen here in black and white, the pitcher is also available in blue and white.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2024
  • Seeing all those yellows flags in black and white struck a nerve.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022
  • In addition to the light violet shade seen in the movie, the charmeuse also comes in black and white.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Dayan also hopes to land John Malkovich for her new version, which will be shot in black and white.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The CinemaCon footage Nolan unveiled begins in black and white on a note of alarm.
    — Vulture, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The bell sleeves were also striped in black and white and made from a faux-fur fuzzy material.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Philo has a go-to uniform, mostly in black and white that’s tried and tested.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Mark, pictured in black and white, has a lantern jaw and a faint resemblance to Fred Flintstone.
    — Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Imagine a bunch of men in black and white hats who mix up the jam band vibes with dance music at a late-night Coachella set.
    — Kosha Dillz, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The slow-burning show is shot entirely in black and white, and the characters are aged up from their mid-20s to late 30s.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • What’s more, early TV programs were in black and white; color wasn’t in wide use until the mid-1960s.
    — Jay Weitzen, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The new clip — filmed in black and white — sees V donning a studded black leather jacket while driving a car.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Blue Jay may be shot in black and white, the overall narrative is anything but.
    — Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The photos are in black and white until the tube explodes with blue confetti.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2022
  • King also included shots of her and Schwab posing in black and white bathing suits on the staircase of a boat.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In 1996, Brigitte Lacombe photographed Didion in black and white, her face buried in a black turtleneck.
    — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Teigen kept it simple in black and white striped bottoms with a simple white top and white Birkenstocks.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • There’s also a cap and a to-go coffee cup, in black and white respectively.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • Also notable is that the work of six of the photographers is in black and white, not something much seen these days.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In a surprising visual twist, her flashbacks are shown in vivid color, while the present-day scenes are in black and white.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The transformation is in black and white — as though the Urdu were a clay bowl that Ali has transformed into a vase.
    — Hasan Altaf, New York Times, 16 May 2023

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