3 sentences for 由于 (yóu​yú — because)

1. 然而，由于受伤，他退出了比赛。

   rán'ér, yóu​yú shòu shāng, tā tuì chū le bǐ​sài.

   However, due to an injury, he withdrew from the tournament.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 由于天气不好，我们没有去公园。

   yóu​yú tiān​qì bù​hǎo, wǒ​men méi​yǒu qù gōng​yuán.

   Owing to the bad weather, we didn't go to the park.

   Source: UM-Corpus: Education

3. 由于闲来无事，你试图搞明白蜡烛已经燃烧了多久。

   yóu​yú xián​lái​wú​shì, nǐ shì​tú gǎo míng​bai là​zhú yǐ​jing rán​shāo le duō​jiǔ.

   With nothing else to do, you try to figure out how long the candle has been burning.

   Source: CCMatrix