label:starred appears to be your friend.

See also label:unread, etc.

cheers
stuart
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...let us be heard from red core to black sky



On Mon, 9 May 2022 at 11:02, charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I've Googled this issue but Gmail Help support page doesn't solve the
> problem.
>
> You receive an approved email. You star it.
>
> Now you want to search for only the messages you've starred.
>
> Clicking on the empty box in the upper left above the messages which lists
> Starred emails does nothing.
>
> How have you searched gmail by only the Starred emails?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Charles.
>
> Charles Meyer
> Charlotte County Public Library
> Port Charlotte, FL