I could well believe this passage was used but twice a year.

Several passages in the Bible are used to support this view.

I tell you that passage has never been used since the drowning.

This passage is often used as a standard statement of Christian faith.

The passage was clearly used frequently, as the lights remained on.

It's so long since the passage was used, apparently, that people seem to have forgotten all about it.

It became obvious to him that the passage had not been used by human beings for years past.

He may not use long descriptive passages for any of this necessary material.

How could such a passage be used to develop discourse skills in the classroom?

There was no evidence that the passage had been used in a long, long time.