17 sentences

1. 他因为家里穷，只好辍学打工。

   tā yīn​wèi jiā​lǐ qióng, zhǐ​hǎo chuò​xué dǎ​gōng.

   Because his family was poor, he had no choice but to drop out of school and work.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 因为车子坏了，他们只好步行。

   yīn​wèi chē​zi huài le, tā​men zhǐ​hǎo bù​xíng.

   The car broke down, so they had to walk.

   Source: Tatoeba

3. 由于没有援兵，他们只好投降。

   yóu​yú méi​yǒu yuán​bīng, tā​men zhǐ​hǎo tóu​xiáng.

   With no reinforcements, they had no choice but to surrender.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 公交车没来，我只好走路回家。

   gōng​jiāo​chē méi lái, wǒ zhǐ​hǎo zǒu​lù huí​jiā.

   The bus didn't come, so I had to walk home.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 由于停电，他只好打开手电寻找蜡烛。

   yóu​yú tíng​diàn, tā zhǐ​hǎo dǎ​kāi shǒu​diàn xún​zhǎo là​zhú.

   Due to the power outage, he had to use a flashlight to look for candles.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 由于大雪封路，我们只好退回到出发点。

   yóu​yú dà​xuě fēng​lù, wǒ​men zhǐ​hǎo tuì​huí dào chū​fā​diǎn.

   With the road blocked by heavy snow, we had no choice but to return to our starting point.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 由于没有带伞，我们只好在屋檐下避雨。

   yóu​yú méi​yǒu dài sǎn, wǒ​men zhǐ​hǎo zài wū​yán xià bì​yǔ.

   Since we didn't have umbrellas, we had to take shelter from the rain under the eaves.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 由于人手不足，经理只好向其他分部求援。

   yóu​yú rén​shǒu bù​zú, jīng​lǐ zhǐ​hǎo xiàng qí​tā fēn​bù qiú​yuán.

   Short-staffed, the manager had no choice but to turn to other branches for assistance.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 由于旅馆都满了，他们只好在公园里露宿。

   yóu​yú lǚ​guǎn dōu mǎn le, tā​men zhǐ​hǎo zài gōng​yuán lǐ lù​sù.

   Since the hotels were all full, they had to sleep out in the park.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 由于双方僵持不下，只好请调解委员会出面。

    yóu​yú shuāng​fāng jiāng​chí​bù​xià, zhǐ​hǎo qǐng tiáo​jiě wěi​yuán​huì chū​miàn.

    Since both sides were at a stalemate, the mediation committee had to step in.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 他急需用钱，只好把祖传的怀表送进了当铺。

    tā jí xū yòng qián, zhǐ​hǎo bǎ zǔ​chuán de huái​biǎo sòng jìn le dàng​pù.

    In desperate need of money, he had no choice but to take his ancestral pocket watch to a pawnshop.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 他因手指受伤无法写信，只好倩人代笔寄回家。

    tā yīn shǒu​zhǐ shòu​shāng wú​fǎ xiě​xìn, zhǐ​hǎo qiàn rén dài​bǐ jì​huí jiā.

    Because his finger was injured and he couldn't write, he had to ask someone else to write the letter home for him.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 警察因为证据不足，只好把那个嫌疑人放走了。

    jǐng​chá yīn​wèi zhèng​jù bù​zú, zhǐ​hǎo bǎ nà​gè xián​yí​rén fàng​zǒu le.

    The police had to release the suspect due to insufficient evidence.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 既然大家意见不统一，这个计划只好就此作罢。

    jì​rán dà​jiā yì​jiàn bù tǒng​yī, zhè​ge jì​huà zhǐ​hǎo jiù​cǐ zuò​bà.

    Since there is no consensus, the plan will have to be abandoned.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 由于急需用钱，他只好把家里的旧电脑拿去当当了。

    yóu​yú jí xū yòng qián, tā zhǐ​hǎo bǎ jiā​lǐ de jiù diàn​nǎo ná​qù dàng​dàng le.

    In urgent need of money, he had no choice but to pawn the old computer from his home.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

16. 由于街道要进行拓宽改造，这间书店只好关门大吉。

    yóu​yú jiē​dào yào jìn​xíng tuò​kuān gǎi​zào, zhè jiān shū​diàn zhǐ​hǎo guān​mén​dà​jí.

    Due to the widening and renovation of the street, the bookstore had to close its doors for good.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 保安见屋里的老人没有反应，情急之下只好决定破门。

    bǎo'ān jiàn wū lǐ de lǎo​rén méi​yǒu fǎn​yìng, qíng​jí zhī​xià zhǐ​hǎo jué​dìng pò​mén.

    Seeing no response from the elderly person inside, the security guard felt he had no choice but to break down the door in the heat of the moment.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary