The phrase "actually grateful to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to express genuine appreciation or thankfulness towards someone or something in a more emphatic way.
Example: "I am actually grateful to my mentor for guiding me through my career challenges."
Alternatives: "truly thankful to" or "genuinely appreciative of".
Samid says that he's actually grateful to have come in second place, rather than take the crown from GetAround.
However, when he was willing to take the risk of speaking his truth, he found that Wendy was actually grateful to receive the truth.
As to the claim that Abu Zubaydah and other al Qaeda operatives were actually grateful to have the moral burden of continued resistance off their shoulders, it seems extremely hard to believe.
And I am actually very grateful to him for formulating his position in a straightforward manner".
Perhaps Szczesny had overcommitted himself but Arsenal should actually be grateful to him for keeping down the score.
If they or those for whom they are responsible have blundered, overstepped the mark or taken their eye off the ball, they might actually be grateful to be told.
Weston, by her own admission, could handle the machismo - in fact, she thrived on it: "People ask me about surgery being sexist, but I actually feel grateful to it even now as a place where I can be really competitive and motivated and where these things are considered normal.
And I'm actually very grateful to Steve and his team here in the UK for pushing this on what is normally a global organization that works in a global way," he said.
Madoff's opening lines were perhaps the richest, his second sentence alone speaking volumes: "I am actually grateful for this opportunity to publicly speak about my crimes, for which I am so deeply sorry and ashamed".
Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.1 I let my family down, and I let this country down.2 I am actually grateful for this opportunity to publicly comment about my crimes, for which I am deeply sorry and ashamed.3 I apologize to the public, to whom I promised better.4.
His brief marriage to the young model quickly degenerates into farce (one is actually grateful, among all these worthy heroines, to read of a completely superficial woman — or, at least, one who is not willing to play nurse).
