Owing has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Owing to the rain, the athletic meeting was put off. | |
| 2. | Owing to bad weather, I didn't go. | |
| 3. | Owing to a bad cold, he could not take part in the game. | |
| 4. | This earth is moist owing to the recent rain. | |
| 5. | I'm sorry to have troubled you owing to our mistake. | |
| 6. | Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital. | |
| 7. | They failed to come on time owing to the traffic jam. | |
| 8. | The rice crop was poor, owing to the floods. | |
| 9. | We were late, owing to the heavy snow. | |
| 10. | Owing to a shortage of funds, our project failed. |