grateful to be vs grateful for being

Both "grateful to be" and "grateful for being" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They convey a similar meaning of feeling thankful or appreciative for a particular state or situation. The choice between the two depends on the context and personal preference.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express gratitude for a particular state or situation.

"grateful to be"

This phrase is used to convey a feeling of thankfulness or appreciation for the current state of being or situation.

Examples:

I am grateful to be alive.
She is grateful to be part of the team.
They are grateful to be in good health.
He is grateful to be surrounded by friends.
We are grateful to be given this opportunity.

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I'm just totally grateful to be here.
I'm just grateful to be here and have the opportunity.
Suddenly I'm grateful to be an only child.
I'm really grateful to be here.
They are grateful to be liberated and welcome the Americans as friends.
Now, as then, we are honoured and grateful to be by your side in the struggles yet to come.
I'm also just grateful to be alive.
I'm very grateful to be here tonight.
Probably not grateful to be murdered.
I'm just grateful to be alive.
Well, I'm really grateful to be here.
Today I am honestly very grateful to be here with new friends and with so much food that doesn't seem to go together, but...
I'm grateful to be here today.
I know I should have been grateful to be alive.
I just wanted to say that I'm grateful to be back in your lives.
I am honored, humbled, and deeply grateful to be standing with you.
We loved the relaxed atmosphere th fresh rustic organic food, and were deeply grateful to be welcomed into Ilaria's wonderful home.
I was not sufficiently grateful to be Robert Bly's houseguest and personal companion in a spiritual and creative enterprise.
Desperately grateful to be back with glorious, snotty, mad Caroline, albeit in the spare bedroom.
I am very grateful to be part of the PEP team.

Alternatives:

thankful to be
appreciative to be
happy to be
pleased to be
content to be

This phrase is also correct and commonly used in English to express gratitude for a particular state or situation.

"grateful for being"

This phrase is used to convey a feeling of thankfulness or appreciation for the act of being in a certain state or situation.

Examples:

She is grateful for being included in the project.
They are grateful for being part of the community.
He is grateful for being recognized for his hard work.
We are grateful for being able to help others.
I am grateful for being given this opportunity.

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I am sincerely grateful for being arrested before committing any more crimes.
I am grateful for being given the floor.
As part of the deal, Jesse told Neron to forget the Rogues, who were grudgingly grateful for being rescued from the demon's wrath.
So I truly feel grateful for being able to add this experience as one that tops very high on my list of "great moments" in my career.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful for being given the floor and would like to thank Mr Jarzembowski and the other Members who contributed to the work on the whole railway package.
The air of Medjugorje is bubbling with joy, faces are radiant, everyone is grateful for being here for this important and long awaited occasion: the 25th Anniversary of Mary's apparitions at Medjugorje.
The other state schools, many of them crowded and bureaucratically managed, are for the children of the undifferentiated mass, who should be happy and grateful for being allowed to go to school, apparently free of charge.
37,000 feet up, you are actually grateful for being able to breathe at all, but on the other hand, have you ever taken a close look at a flight attendant's face?
You have to be grateful for being born.
I am aware that you have difficulty in noticing certain people on your right, and so I am grateful for being given the floor.
I'd actually just feel grateful for being allowed in the game.
I mean, I'd think you'd be grateful for being driven around.
I am deeply grateful for being offered such an exalted position.
Maybe you should be grateful for NOT being there!
I'm very grateful to you for being so patient with me.
Your Excellencies, I am grateful to you for being here today.
Being grateful for the simple pleasures.
You know, I'm very grateful for you guys being a family to him.
I am extremely grateful to Parliament for being willing to go the way the Commission has proposed.
If not I am grateful to You for being in Your divine satsang.

Alternatives:

thankful for being
appreciative for being
happy for being
pleased for being
content for being

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