black and white
Example Sentences
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Katya says his family have found the grieving process difficult but believes her father would have been happy with the way he left – "like a weird old black and white movie".
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
This film, too, starts in black and white and then makes a spectacular shift to color.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
If you are thumbing through the brochure/paperwork, it will be there in black and white.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Minutes later, Villaraigosa swapped his black and white Veja sneakers and jeans for dress shoes and a suit for the church service in Compton, at which an overwhelmingly Black audience gave him a warm reception.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Simple words, but life and history are never simply black and white.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
