take up the gauntlet in a sentence

How to use the word take up the gauntlet in a sentence

He was quick to take up the gauntlet thrown down by the opposition.

All eyes looked to me and I took up the gauntlet .

As far as I can tell, museums have, oddly, taken up the gauntlet .

One of the big four supermarkets, Sainsbury’s says it’s happy to take up the gauntlet .

Was he taking up the gauntlet against the subtle yet inevitable erosion such wealth would bring to the culture of his people?