The phrase "avoid sniffing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to advise someone against the act of sniffing, which may refer to either a physical action or a metaphorical one, such as prying into someone else's business.
Example: "To maintain a healthy environment, it's best to avoid sniffing around in other people's affairs."
Alternatives: "refrain from sniffing" or "steer clear of sniffing".
With Amir, Isaac, Jory and Emily standing for such distinct backgrounds -- and Abe occasionally arriving to express his as well -- spectators can't avoid sniffing the pungent odor of contrivance and to wonder whether playwright Akhtar is wafting it too far.
You should avoid sniffing and snuffling as much as possible, as this only draws the mucus back into your head.[2] If you have to be out of the house, be prepared and carry a handkerchief or tissues at all times.
Dads who did not attack their sons and who avoided sniffing them were seen as recognizing their offspring.
"Any undue pressure on the Italian Government, including unilateral threats, is inappropriate and must be avoided," sniffed Austria's Foreign Minister, Wolfgang Schussel.
"They looked like a team that was playing to avoid relegation," sniffed the Real striker José María Gutiérrez, better known as Guti.
DURING the plague of 1665, Londoners sought to avoid infection by sniffing flowers and herbs, clearing deadly "miasmas" with smoke, killing cats and praying for neighbours whose sins were thought to have brought divine wrath.
To avoid redundant counts for sniffing at holes or tray, no activity was registered until at least 120 ms had elapsed since the previous registered response.
"And then, do we have some security officers down here who are doing gate checking?" He pointed to a pair of agents, who were doing additional "random and unpredictable" screening at the gate, and said they also had a behavior detection officer looking for people who might be acting suspiciously — going out of their way to avoid a bomb-sniffing dog, for instance.
Green encouraged me to stick to encrypted -- https -- sites if I did use the network, and away from using apps with unknown security practices, to avoid having my traffic sniffed.
Finally, a truly devious enemy can prepare a young person to sniff out and avoid false or unreliable allies in adult life, when betrayals can be much more dangerous.
A call-to-action from a pre-filled auto-responder has the smallest chance of getting our attention because people learn to sniff out and avoid inauthenticity.
