Examples of 'black-and-white' in a sentence

Meaning of "black-and-white"

black-and-white (adjective) - Refers to a situation or thing that is clear, with no room for doubt or confusion, often used metaphorically
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  • Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
  • Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
  • Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
  • Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps)

How to use "black-and-white" in a sentence

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The invention was designed to be easy to adapt to black-and-white television equipment.
The back cover is a black-and-white photograph showing destroyed parts of a house.
People are less inclined to view ethical decisions as straightforward or black-and-white.
Picollator image index contains black-and-white photos as well as coloured photographs.
He was surprised to discover that the suitcase was full of black-and-white photographs.
Illustrated biography with black-and-white photographic plates and includes an index.
Black-and-white thinking is a common distorted thought pattern linked with depression.
It speaks about abandoning the black-and-white rhetoric that is so prevalent today.
Heavy black-and-white barring of axillars distinguishes it from similar small sandpipers.
Wyatt exploits her personal tragedy to justify a simplistic black-and-white crusade.
Rarely do black-and-white situations arise in the international arena or indeed in internal politics.
It is an extremely complicated country where simple black-and-white solutions do not work.
Only an incomplete black-and-white copy of the cut version seems to have survived.
The lighting changes were unseen by the audience because it was filmed in black-and-white.
The lyrics are displayed on a series of black-and-white newspaper clippings and colored graphics.

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The present invention is applicable to colour displays and to black-and-white displays.
Black-and-white images are much clearer and contain less noise at low light levels.
All marked patrol units are painted in a traditional black-and-white color scheme.
The first one is entirely in black-and-white contains some religious sign and scenes.
Bacevich wants us to consider foreign policy decisions black-and-white moral affairs.
And in her apartment there is a black-and-white photograph where you can almost see a breast.
And it cost five times more to make a colour film than to make a black-and-white film.
They instead opted for gritty black-and-white photos of each of the five band members.
I just do not see the point of buying a color TV to watch a black-and-white movie.
Saves cost while producing black-and-white output and preserves the appearance of complex design elements.
I just got off the phone with the police officer in the black-and-white across the street.
Giant pandas are black-and-white Chinese bears that are on the verge of extinction.
This research brings as a theme the insertion of black-and-white literature in the classroom.
The problem is that black-and-white film can not be developed outside of Finland nowadays.
Scans the original document for archiving as a black-and-white image in small file sizes.
Black-and-white reprint of Haikara with four extra stories published under a different publisher.
Its opening and closing scenes appeared in sepia or black-and-white film washed in a brown bath.
It opens with a black-and-white scene of Stefani lying on the ground in a long white gown.
Shanghai Express is memorable for its stylistic black-and-white chiaroscuro cinematography.
The black-and-white video is one minute long and was shot and directed by Steven Klein.
Automatically toggles between color and black-and-white images in accordance with the screen brightness illuminance.
Ruling out negotiations and ignoring any grays In its black-and-white conclusions.
And in her apartment there was a black-and-white photograph where you can almost see a breast.
Popular Publications was among the largest publishers of pulps in which his black-and-white illustrations appeared.
CSN was originally four black-and-white pages but expanded to eight pages and full color.
The new Technicolor camera ran three strips of black-and-white film simultaneously.
The black-and-white music video for the song was directed by fashion photographers Mert and Marcus.
Meeting Princess Margaret has been like going from a black-and-white film to one in color.
If I do not get a black-and-white cookie I am not gonna be very pleasant to be around.
I went to the Russian bakery to get those little black-and-white cookies that you love.
Patch is a black-and-white kitten who was first introduced in Escape From the Forest.
ACD activated the transreceiver and the black-and-white picked up the signal here.
The Technicolor camera photographed the original scene through red and green filters on black-and-white film.
Tono Stano is mainly known for his black-and-white photographs of the female body.
Black-and-white veterans Clarence Brown and Charles Rosher knew what they were doing.

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