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The phrase "apologizing for being" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing regret for one's existence or behavior in a specific context.
Example: "I find myself apologizing for being a burden to my friends during tough times."
Alternatives: "sorry for existing" or "regretting my presence".
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Like all good apologies, apologizing for being late means taking responsibility for your actions.
If you understand that you are not apologizing for being a terrible human being (something that any of us would find hard to do), but rather, you're apologizing for the misunderstanding, for not being thoughtful, for hurting a person in that situation, you will be more willing to step forward with generosity and say, "I don't want things to be like this between us.
My dad kept apologizing for being laid-up and unfun.
Saying 'Sorry if I offended you' is merely a way of apologizing for being caught".
Jennings, in "Brainiac," spends much of his time apologizing for being one.
Will we be able to go back to returning e-mails within a half-day without apologizing for being tardy?
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RYAN: What -- what we should not be apologizing for are standing up for our values.
Gabe apologized for being shirtless.
Simpson apologized for being late.
Ms. Nevins apologized for being late.
Then he apologized for being drunk.
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