The sands blew into my eyes. vs The sands enter my eyes

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'The sands blew into my eyes' implies that the sands were carried by the wind and ended up in the speaker's eyes, while 'The sands enter my eyes' suggests a more direct action of the sands getting into the eyes.

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The sands blew into my eyes.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe sand being carried by the wind and getting into someone's eyes.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where sand is being blown by the wind and ends up in someone's eyes.

Examples:

The sands blew into my eyes, making it difficult to see.
As I walked along the beach, the sands blew into my eyes.
I had to shield my face as the sands blew into my eyes.

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Your handle came into my eye.
Tibor, straight into my eyes.
I want you to look right into my eyes.
And I'll let you sew buttons into my eyes.
Anna Maria, look into my eyes.
Brass bits and gas ripped into my eye.
Please keep looking into my eyes.
It's just dust gets into my eyes.
Ders, look into my eye.
Looks like you're staring confidently into my eyes.
From the wall in my room tenderly and sternly into my eyes.
In vain, you look into my eyes.
It is enough that he just looks into my eyes.
Something's got into my eye.
But now you're looking into my eyes.
Okay, Lauren, I want you to look directly into my eyes.
The next thing I know, he's holding my hand... and looking right into my eyes.
In the bar in Sibiu, in Transylvania, Sorin looks deep into my eyes. He carries on speaking.
You didn't see the way that girl looked into my eyes.
Look into my eyes. I want to see you die.

Alternatives:

The sand got into my eyes.
The sand was carried into my eyes by the wind.
Sand particles blew into my eyes.
Sand grains entered my eyes.
My eyes were filled with sand blown by the wind.

The sands enter my eyes

This phrase is correct and can be used to describe a direct action of sand particles getting into someone's eyes.

This phrase can be used to describe a situation where sand particles directly get into someone's eyes.

Examples:

I closed my eyes as the sands entered them.
The sands enter my eyes whenever I'm near the beach.
It's painful when the sands enter my eyes.

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Just driving trucks, eating dates, trying to keep the sand out of my eyes.
I heard footsteps approaching accross the sand and I closed my eyes again.
Don't let him touch the sand, he threw it in my eye!
And my eye represents my eye.
Yes, the sand's moist.
My eyes are starving for beauty.
He said my eyes are perfect.
Do not contradict what my eyes have witnessed.
I closed my eyes three years earlier.
My eyes and ears in daylight.
My eyes aren't any better.
Catherine Jensen... is happening before my eyes.
My eyes are currently scanning the Warehouse for irregularities.
Until my eyes fell upon this.
My own body is attacking my eyes.
The only thing you could see, my eyes.
The deterioration of my eyes shattered the illusion.
I can't believe my eyes.
She says my eye confuses people.
My eyes have more bags than the Darjeeling limited.

Alternatives:

Sand gets into my eyes.
Sand particles go into my eyes.
My eyes are filled with sand.
The sand enters my eyes easily.
I always end up with sand in my eyes.

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The sands blew into my eyes. vs The sands enter my eyes